Advocating The Cause of Disability Through Research

Contents

 i.      Forward                      i

ii.     Preface                        iii

iii.    Contents                     ix

Volume I
General Aspects and Quality of Life of PWDs

1.     Introduction                                                                                                                                           3
        Amarjeet Singh andSukhpal Kaur

2.     Laws and Policies Related to PWD and Sexual and                                                                          7
Reproductive Health (SRH) Needs of WWD
Ruchi Sharma andAmarjeet Singh

3.     Implementation Status of the National Policy for PWD in Chandigarh                                         43

        Aditi Gupta andAmarjeet Singh

4.     Implementation Status of National Policy for                                                                                  102
        Older Persons in Chandigarh
         VivekMorandAmarjeet Singh

5.     Evaluation of Disabled Friendliness                                                                                                  108
        of Patiala – A Brief Report
         JaspreetandAmarjeet Singh

6.     Disable Friendliness of Transport Services in                                                                                   153
        Ludhiana District
        Ruchi Sharma and Amarjeet Singh

7.     Determinants of the Level of Activity Limitation and                                                                        190
        Participation Restriction among Elderly of Chandigarh
        Geetu Malhotra andAmarjeet Singh

8.     Correlates of Prevalence and Pattern of Activity                                                                                227
         Limitation (AL) and Participation Restriction (PR)
         among Adults of Chandigarh
         NavreenandAmarjeet Singh

9.     Role of Psychiatrists and Psychotherapy in                                                                                          259
        Improving the Quality of Lives of the PWD
        Shubh Mohan Singh andSurendra Kumar Mattoo

10.   Promoting Adaptation to Disability: Evolving Role of                                                                          270
        Psychiatry in Improving Quality of Lives of PWD     
        SuraviPatra

11.   Blindness and Low Vision: Definition,                                                                                                    284
        Burden and Rehabilitation
       Suraj Singh Senjam

12.   Determinants of Quality of Life of Blind and                                                                                         304
        Low Vision People in Chandigarh
        Karamjot Kaur andAmarjeet Singh

Volume II
Hospital and Home Care Related Problems of PWDs

1.     Access and Utilization Status of Sexual and Reproductive                                                                 325
        Health Services for Women with Disabilities in
        Chandigarh – An Exploratory Study
        Ruchi Sharma and Amarjeet Singh

2.     Extent and Pattern of Use of Assistive Technology by Low Vision                                                     393
        Persons Reporting to Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh
        AainaKakkar

3.     Determinants of Satisfaction of Family Caregivers in                                                                           424
        Hospital Care of Neurosurgery Patients
        Atul Sharma, Sukhpal Kaur and Amarjeet Singh

4.     Caregivers’ Perspective on Home Based Care of                                                                                   452
        Operated Neurosurgery Patients
        Vishal Dhiman, Sukhpal Kaur and Amarjeet Singh

5.     Comprehension and Compliance with the Discharge Advice and                                                      470
        Quality of Life at Home among the Postoperative Neurosurgery
        Patients Discharged from Hospital
        Vishal Dhiman, Sukhpal Kaur and Amarjeet Singh

6.     Involving Family Members in Care Provision Caregivers of                                                                   481
        Operated Neurosurgery Patients: An Experience from
        PGIMER, Chandigarh
        Madhanraj, Sukhpal Kaur and Amarjeet Singh

7.     How to Look after Bedridden Patients at Home: Guidelines for                                                            519
        Family Caregivers (With Special Emphasis on Bedsores
        Prevention/Management)
        Sukhpal Kaur and Amarjeet Singh

8.     Profile of Caregivers for Bedridden Patients in Chandigarh &                                                                565
        How do the Families Provide Home Care for the Bedridden
        Patients in Chandigarh
        Tarundeep Singh, PuneetBainsand Amarjeet Singh

9.     Community Based Bedsore Prevention and Management of                                                                  584