A Case Study of Swedish People with Thalidomide-induced Upper Limb Disabilities Living Independently

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  • スウェーデンにおけるサリドマイド胎芽病による上肢障害者の住生活の自立方法に関する事例研究

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The purpose of this paper is to explore how people with upper limb disabilities suffered from thalidomide tablet adapt to physical environments and carry on independent lifestyle in Sweden. I obtained 9 persons through EX-Center as subjects and had interviews with them. The contents of interviews were as following; personal data, life histories including training in their childhood, housing history to grasp their backgrounds, present conditions of adaptations at home, behaviors of daily activities at home. Analyzing their each behaviors, their characteristic measures for independence were classified in 3 types. The first type is to manage some behaviors with their feet, instead of hands. The second one is to introduce technical aid system to make housing environments to adapt to their physical conditions. The third one is to introduce personal support services. It becomes clear that use of above-mentioned measures were affected by their experiences, surviving their life histories.

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  • CRID
    1390569000755625344
  • NII Article ID
    110008912705
  • DOI
    10.24528/lifology.2.0_47
  • ISSN
    24332933
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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