CHAPTER V - SOCIAL SERVICE & REHABILITATION <<Back
 
 
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AU : Roy Chowdhury A
TI : Rehabilitation of the tuberculous.
SO : Tuberculosis Workers Conference, 7th, Bombay, India, 23-25 Nov 1949, p. 205-222.
DT : CP
AB :

Pioneering and historical efforts on rehabilitation in TB are described briefly. Out of 92 rehabilitation institutions, 72 were located in the US, 6 in the UK, 1 each in S. America, India, Ireland and the rest in the European continent. The five necessary stages of a rehabilitation programme, according to Jacobs (1940) are: 1) Family understanding, 2) Re-education, 3) Post-Sanatorium training, 4) Stage of Convalescence, 5) Placements. Various approaches, focussed on the prerequisites to rehabilitation, the classification of tuberculous patients based on economic rehabilitation, when rehabilitation should commence, the recommended occupations for ex-patients are discussed. Five types of rehabilitation projects, described in detail, include: 1) In-sanatorium programs, 2) TB Colonies, 3) Sheltered Workshops, 4) Industrial Programmes, 5) Admission into a Colony. The suggested personnel, amendable to suit specific country needs include medical staff, Social Worker/ Public Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, the worker in Physical Medicine, the Librarian, Education Adviser, Vocational or Rehabilitation Counselor. In the second part of this article, a comprehensive rehabilitation plan of the tuberculous in Delhi, a detailed calculation of the cost and suggestions to finance the plan are presented.

KEYWORDS: REHABILITATION; INDIA.
 
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