Barriers of Rehabilitation Services among the Stroke Patients in the Selected Community area of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md. Anwar Hossain Department of Physical Medicine and Neuro- Rehabilitation, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka -1207, Bangladesh.
  • Samena Akter Kakuli School of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur-1705, Bangladesh
  • Sharker Md. Numan School of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur-1705, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59738/jstr.v5i1.23(43-48).tmih4644

Keywords:

Stroke, Barrier, Rehabilitation Service, Bangladesh

Abstract

Health care service is a global issue. Now a day’s rehabilitation services play a vital role to regain the normal health for participate in daily activities. At present, the need for rehabilitation services is largely unmet due the insufficient rehabilitation professionals, rehabilitation friendly infrastructures, skilled labor and awareness among the community, family and caregivers. World Health Organization (WHO) stated that in many low- and middle-income countries, there is a lack of trained  professionals to provide rehabilitation services, with less than 10 skilled rehabilitation practitioners per 1 million populations. It is important to find the barriers in rehabilitation services provided among the stroke patients. The study was conducted to find out the barriers that effect on rehabilitation services among the stroke patients. So that concern authority can take necessary action to ensure the rehabilitation services among the mass people of the country. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to collect information regarding the barriers experienced by stroke patients and their family. The main barriers to the rehabilitation services are low socio-economic status of the participants, inaccessible infrastructures and transports, high cost of the rehabilitation services, crisis of the graduate rehabilitation professionals, negative attitudes of the caregiver towards the stroke patients. Stroke rehabilitation service should be integrated towards the mainstreamed health system at community level to improve the lives of persons suffer from stroke in Bangladesh.

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Published

2024-03-18

How to Cite

Hossain, M. A., Kakuli, S. A., & Numan, S. M. (2024). Barriers of Rehabilitation Services among the Stroke Patients in the Selected Community area of Dhaka, Bangladesh . Journal of Scientific and Technological Research, 5(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.59738/jstr.v5i1.23(43-48).tmih4644