การยอมรับและการปรับตัวของคนพิการทางการเคลื่อนไหวที่เกี่ยวข้องกับบทบาทของครอบครัว / ปิยะพิมพ์ กิติสุธาธรรม = Acceptance and adjustment of the mobility disabled people and related family role / Piyapim Kitisuthatham
To explore stages mobility disabled people have to go through before accepting their disability. It highlighted how they adjust themselves physically, mentally, and socially after they have become disabled and how their family played a role in this process. Qualitative research methodology, namely, documentary research, observation, and in-depth interviews, were employed and utilized in twenty case studies (from 10 disabled informants and 10 family members). The research result showed that these mobility disabled people went through three acceptance stages. First, the perception stage, that is, when a person acknowledges that he/she is being disabled for the rest of his/her lives. Second, the learning stage, that is, when a person learns to adjust to his/her new disability body. Third, the acceptance stage, that is, when a person accepts that he/she needs to interact with others and is able to live happily in the society. This research result also showed the way in which they adjusted themselves physically, mentally, and socially. For example, they tried to be physically fit as much as they can, adjust their living condition in the house to accommodate their disability, lift up their spirit because they are aware that this is related to their physical and mental well-being and their outlook in life, and enhance their life fulfillment by learning to interact with others. In addition, adjusting their mentality was thought to be the most important part in furthering their physical and social adjustment. Last, the research result showed that family, especially their life partners, played a significant role in speeding or slowing the acceptance and adjustment process.
