Service coordination for system navigation when living with a neurological condition in Manitoba

dc.contributor.authorWetzel, Monika Y.
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeShooshtari, Shahin (Family Social Sciences) Hiebert-Murphy, Diane (Social Work)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorRoger, Kerstin (Family Social Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-08T15:30:58Z
dc.date.available2015-09-08T15:30:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplineFamily Social Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this thesis is to explore the diverse experiences of accessing health and social services when living with a neurological condition in Manitoba. Using a qualitative research design, I conducted 15 in-depth semi-structured interviews with adults living with a neurological condition in Manitoba. Findings demonstrated how characteristics of patients, and their service providers/systems, either predisposed them to a lack of service coordination or enabled them to successfully navigate health and social services. In the event that those factors contributed to a need or desire for coordination, participants employed strategies to improve their experience accessing services by i. pursuing knowledge to improve access, ii. actively engaging in behaviours to improve services, or iii. mentally coping with inadequate services. To conclude, practical recommendations on possible initiatives to improve the daily experiences of individuals living with neurological conditions are also provided.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30728
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectQualitativeen_US
dc.subjectInterpretive descriptionen_US
dc.subjectTourette Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectSpinal cord injuriesen_US
dc.subjectSpina bifida and hydrocephalusen_US
dc.subjectParkinson diseaseen_US
dc.subjectMuscular Dystrophyen_US
dc.subjectMultiple Sclerosisen_US
dc.subjectHuntington diseaseen_US
dc.subjectAlzheimer disease & related dementiasen_US
dc.subjectExperienceen_US
dc.subjectEpilepsyen_US
dc.subjectSystem Navigationen_US
dc.subjectBrain Injuryen_US
dc.subjectCerebral Palsyen_US
dc.subjectDystoniaen_US
dc.subjectCommunity organizationsen_US
dc.subjectBest practicesen_US
dc.subjectService coordinationen_US
dc.subjectService deliveryen_US
dc.subjectNeurologicalen_US
dc.subjectHealth Careen_US
dc.titleService coordination for system navigation when living with a neurological condition in Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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