Table 2 Summary of Themes, Sub-themes, and Interpretation
Themes | Sub-Themes | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
Education | Awareness/perception about rehabilitation and disability | Knowledge of the rehabilitation organization by the general population, population perception of rehabilitation, information/awareness provided to the community, training of parents and family members, and educational, stigma, social inclusion, support programs for people with disabilities, knowledge of the rehabilitation profession, and community awareness of people with disabilities |
Rehabilitation training and continuing education | Sustained engagement of rehabilitation workers, training needs (undergraduate/post-secondary education and continuing education), poor access to training and networking opportunities, awareness and openness to learning, continuing education, and peer learning | |
Process | Rehabilitation model | Institutional funds, voluntary support, government role, and politics and support (propaganda) |
Policies | Support from social insurance, policies and support from the government (lack of regulatory policies on the profession, lack of inclusive policies, social support for the educational program), and non-application of policies (lack of application of policies) | |
Access to services | Administrative process, hierarchical referral process centered on the doctor’s decision, availability of infrastructure, lack of rehabilitation workers, and geographical distribution of rehabilitation centres. Challenges and obstacles for people in need of rehabilitation | |
Practice | Clinical practice | Clinical rehabilitation services, quality and scope of services (geographic scope and number of patients covered), and infrastructure and trained providers of services (lack of infrastructure and trained human resources (accredited professionals) Lack of training of patients’ relatives/caregivers |
Inter-professional practice | Interdisciplinary teams, interaction between physicians and rehabilitation workers, Interprofessional relationships and professional collaboration, and hierarchical structure within interprofessional relations |