None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and female PwDs (RPwDs Act 2016) aged 18 years and above with blindness, low vision, leprosy cured persons, locomotor disability, dwarfism, specific learning disabilities, speech and language disability, acid attack victims, thalassemia, hemophilia and sickle cell disease who consent to participate will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: PwDs with hearing impairment, intellectual disability, mental illness, ASD, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, chronic neurologic conditions, multiple sclerosis, multiple disabilities including deaf-blindness, Parkinsonâ??s disease and those who may not be able to provide telephonic interviews will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Challenges to accessing healthcare among PwDs with various disabilities and their specific needs will be identified.Timepoint: 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Data on the QOL of PwDs following COVID-19 pandemic will be available which is hitherto limited in the public domain in the Indian context.Timepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVaralakshmi Chandra Sekaran
Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus)
Outcome results
None listed