Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: September | Volume: 12 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 171-177
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220923
Prosthesis Use in Current Status of Wenchuan Earthquake with Qualitative Method
AI Yu1, TIAN Yalin2, LINXiuxia3, HUANG Xinyue4, HE Jiaoji5
1Department of Nephrology, The Third People’s Hospital of Mianyang City, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
2School of Post -Disaster Reconstruction and Management, Sichuan University - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
3Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350005, China
4Department of Neurology, Sichuan People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
5PICU, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
Corresponding Author: AI Yu
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the disaster recovery and the current status of prosthesis use after Wenchuan earthquake.
Research methods: Qualitative method was conducted, and 22 out-patients who received check-up regularly were invited into face-to-face semi-structured interviews.
Results: Three themes are summarized: prosthesis has become part of the body and play an important role in daily life and work, various reasons affect the experience of prosthesis, community rehabilitation resources are limited for long-term maintenance.
Conclusion: These findings highlighted that prothesis not only help them be more independently, but also reintegrate society and family, and lead a normal life. But now the biggest needs and weakness are community rehabilitation resources. Families involve in the rehabilitation and society increase tolerance can help amputations return to society better , live and work more independently.
Key words: Wenchuan earthquake, prosthesis, qualitative method