AGING AND SEVERE PHYSICAL DISABILITY: PATTERNS OF CHANGE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES

1 January 1990

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Gerontology

Vol. 16 (6) , 525-534
https://doi.org/10.1080/0380127900160603

Abstract

For the first time in history, numbers of people with severe physical disabilities such as spinal cord injury or polio are surviving to old age. Aging‐related changes combined with preexisting impairments present new challenges for these individuals and for service providers. Implications for professionals include the need to foster more collaborative relationships between themselves and recipients, to emphasize services that enable independence, to coordinate new services, and to address issues of wellness, not only disability.

Keywords

SEVERE PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
AGING AND SEVERE
SERVICES
IMPLICATIONS
PATTERNS

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

AGING AND DISABILITY: TOWARD A UNIFYING AGENDA
Educational Gerontology, 1988