Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi

Yazarlar: Özlem KARATANA, Kamer GÜR

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Disability,Health Care,Access,Public Health Nursing

Özet: Health is a basic human right acquired from birth. In 1948, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the right to receive medical care was defined as access to health care, regardless of age, sex or economy. Disabled individuals need to benefit from health services without any reason. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also states that this is a defined right. Studies have shown that people with disabilities have inadequate access to health services. Barriers to access to health services include; the architectural design of hospitals, the physical barriers to medical equipment, the lack of adequate knowledge and skills of health service providers, the misunderstanding of health promotion and disease prevention services or programs for people with disabilities, negative attitudes and behaviors towards people with disabilities, communication difficulties and access to health services for people with disabilities and inadequate information about. In the studies conducted, it was reported that disabled people were mostly disturbed by the attitude of health personnel. Although access to health services is a public health problem, the fact that a person with a disability cannot access health services affects their health significantly. Health care professionals and the public health nurse, as the as the inevitable member among themm, are the leaders in meeting the health needs of disabled individuals and in prevention and promotion their health. The aim of this article is to provide imformation on health-care access and barriers to health services among disabled individuals. In addition, this review aims to shed light on the health of professionals and public health nurses who are interested in disability health.

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