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dc.contributor.authorKuipers, P
dc.contributor.authorKendall, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorHancock, Therese
dc.contributor.editorPaul Worley
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:16:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:16:34Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2008-01-30T06:14:28Z
dc.identifier.issn14456354
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6167
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The article outlines the evaluation framework devised for a semi-formal disability service project in central Queensland, Australia, which was implemented using a community-based, participatory model. Utilising a service framework known as Community-Based Rehabilitation and an implementation strategy adapted from Participatory Rural Appraisal, this model is presented as a potential alternative for rehabilitation and disability services in the light of concerns that such services are poorly tailored and inadequate in remote and rural areas of Australia. Method: In recognition of the difficulty of evaluating such participatory and community-based initiatives, this evaluation was based on the analysis of large amounts of qualitative data from multiple sources, which were categorised against key themes drawn from the literature, using a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). It is suggested that this innovative and multifaceted evaluation methodology may have broader application. Results and Conclusions: Findings of the service evaluation indicated positive informal, community and social outcomes. Formal structural and organisational outcomes were found to be limited with a possibility of compromising the long-term viability of the initiative. Suggestions are made regarding the process of implementing similar research initiatives. The model may have application in similar rural community-based initiatives internationally.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherDeakin University
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.rrh.org.au/
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto10
dc.relation.ispartofissue186
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRural and Remote Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode42
dc.titleEvaluation of a rural community-based disability service in Queensland, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2003
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gro.griffith.authorKendall, Elizabeth


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