Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

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dc.contributor.authorHunt, Xanthe
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorVogel, Steyn Lodewyk
dc.contributor.authorEncalada, Alberto Vasquez
dc.contributor.authorEksteen, Shanice
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Marguerite
dc.contributor.authorChunga, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Leslie
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-04T14:48:09Z
dc.date.available2023-10-04T14:48:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-06
dc.date.updated2022-07-25T16:32:43Z
dc.description.abstractOver the life course, persons with disabilities require a range of supports to be integrated into their communities, to participate in activities that are meaningful and necessary, and to have access, on an equal basis to persons without disabilities, to community living. We conducted a scoping review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature on community support for persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The main findings of this review concern the following: there are gaps in access to community support for persons with disabilities in LMICs; there are barriers to the provision of such support; formal and informal strategies and interventions for the provision of community support exist across the life cycle and different life domains, but evidence concerning their effectiveness and coverage is limited; and the role of community-based rehabilitation and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the assessment of needs for, and the development and provision of, community support, needs to be more clearly articulated. Research needs a more robust theory of change models with a focus on evaluating different aspects of complex interventions to allow for effective community support practices to be identified.en_US
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/ijerph19148269
dc.identifier.apacitationHunt, X., Bradshaw, M., Vogel, S. L., Encalada, A. V., Eksteen, S., Schneider, M., ... Swartz, L. (2022). Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i>, 19(14), 8269. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39028en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHunt, Xanthe, Melissa Bradshaw, Steyn Lodewyk Vogel, Alberto Vasquez Encalada, Shanice Eksteen, Marguerite Schneider, Kelly Chunga, and Leslie Swartz "Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review." <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i> 19, 14. (2022): 8269. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39028en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHunt, X., Bradshaw, M., Vogel, S.L., Encalada, A.V., Eksteen, S., Schneider, M., Chunga, K. & Swartz, L. et al. 2022. Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.</i> 19(14):8269. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39028en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Hunt, Xanthe AU - Bradshaw, Melissa AU - Vogel, Steyn Lodewyk AU - Encalada, Alberto Vasquez AU - Eksteen, Shanice AU - Schneider, Marguerite AU - Chunga, Kelly AU - Swartz, Leslie AB - Over the life course, persons with disabilities require a range of supports to be integrated into their communities, to participate in activities that are meaningful and necessary, and to have access, on an equal basis to persons without disabilities, to community living. We conducted a scoping review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature on community support for persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The main findings of this review concern the following: there are gaps in access to community support for persons with disabilities in LMICs; there are barriers to the provision of such support; formal and informal strategies and interventions for the provision of community support exist across the life cycle and different life domains, but evidence concerning their effectiveness and coverage is limited; and the role of community-based rehabilitation and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the assessment of needs for, and the development and provision of, community support, needs to be more clearly articulated. Research needs a more robust theory of change models with a focus on evaluating different aspects of complex interventions to allow for effective community support practices to be identified. DA - 2022-07-06 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 14 J1 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review TI - Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39028 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/39028
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148269
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHunt X, Bradshaw M, Vogel SL, Encalada AV, Eksteen S, Schneider M, et al. Community Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(14):8269. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39028.en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.source.journalissue14en_US
dc.source.journalvolume19en_US
dc.source.pagination8269en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
dc.titleCommunity Support for Persons with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Reviewen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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