The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.

Globally, 40 million people live with the chronic effects of lymphatic filariasis (LF), making it the second leading cause of disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into the experiences of people living with the disease. This review summarises the research on the experience...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Lynne Michelle Zeldenryk, Marion Gray, Richard Speare, Susan Gordon, Wayne Melrose
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
Materias:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/52b39e1f2aec4d2582364a82835b45f7
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:52b39e1f2aec4d2582364a82835b45f7
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:52b39e1f2aec4d2582364a82835b45f72021-11-18T09:14:35ZThe emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.1935-27271935-273510.1371/journal.pntd.0001366https://doaj.org/article/52b39e1f2aec4d2582364a82835b45f72011-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22216361/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735Globally, 40 million people live with the chronic effects of lymphatic filariasis (LF), making it the second leading cause of disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into the experiences of people living with the disease. This review summarises the research on the experiences of people living with LF disability. The review highlights the widespread social stigma and oppressive psychological issues that face most people living with LF-related disability. Physical manifestations of LF make daily activities and participation in community life difficult. The findings confirm the need for the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to support morbidity management activities that address the complex biopsychosocial issues that people living with LF-related disability face.Lynne Michelle ZeldenrykMarion GrayRichard SpeareSusan GordonWayne MelrosePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 12, p e1366 (2011)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Lynne Michelle Zeldenryk Marion Gray Richard Speare Susan Gordon Wayne Melrose The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
description	Globally, 40 million people live with the chronic effects of lymphatic filariasis (LF), making it the second leading cause of disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into the experiences of people living with the disease. This review summarises the research on the experiences of people living with LF disability. The review highlights the widespread social stigma and oppressive psychological issues that face most people living with LF-related disability. Physical manifestations of LF make daily activities and participation in community life difficult. The findings confirm the need for the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to support morbidity management activities that address the complex biopsychosocial issues that people living with LF-related disability face.
format	article
author	Lynne Michelle Zeldenryk Marion Gray Richard Speare Susan Gordon Wayne Melrose
author_facet	Lynne Michelle Zeldenryk Marion Gray Richard Speare Susan Gordon Wayne Melrose
author_sort	Lynne Michelle Zeldenryk
title	The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
title_short	The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
title_full	The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
title_fullStr	The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
title_full_unstemmed	The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
title_sort	emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2011
url	https://doaj.org/article/52b39e1f2aec4d2582364a82835b45f7
work_keys_str_mv	AT lynnemichellezeldenryk theemergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT mariongray theemergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT richardspeare theemergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT susangordon theemergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT waynemelrose theemergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT lynnemichellezeldenryk emergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT mariongray emergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT richardspeare emergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT susangordon emergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview AT waynemelrose emergingstoryofdisabilityassociatedwithlymphaticfilariasisacriticalreview
_version_	1718420963721216000

The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review.

Ejemplares similares