Ar i M an ggi yas t u t i

Abstract

Si c k

i s

a c ondi t i on t hat

c an not

b e

s e par at e d f r om a pe r s on l i v e s , c an

l e ad t o a c hange

of

phy s i c al

appe ar anc e , me nt al , and s oc i al . One

of

t he

c hange s

c aus e d by

t he s i c k

i s

phy s i c al

di s abi l i t y . Phy s i c al

c hange s , t he

f e e l i ng of

l o w

s e l f e s t e e m

and

a s oc i al

di s c r i mi nat or y

ar e

t he

e f f e c t s

of phy s i c al

di s abi l i t y .

Bas e d

on

a

l a t e s t

s ur v e y , s ome one

w i t h

phy s i c al

di s abi l i t y

had

a

pr obl e m

i n

he al t h

s t at us

w h i c h

w a s

l ow .

L o w he al t h

St at us

c oul d

be

af f e c t e d

by

di f f e r e nc e s

i n

pe r c e pt i on

of

t he

c onc e pt

of

he al t hy and

s i c k .

Pe opl e

of t e n

a s s ume

t he

di s ab l e d

as

a

s i c k

pe r s on.

T he

as s ump t i on

w oul d i ndi r e c t l y

af f e c t

t he

c on c e pt

of

di s abl e d

pe opl e

about

t he

c ondi t i on

of

hi s

he al t h w hi c h

w oul d

af f e c t

i n

t he

e f f or t s

of

he al t h

s e e k i ng

be hav i or . T he

t y pe

of

t hi s

r e s e ar c h i s

phe nome nol ogi c al .

Dat a

w e r e

c ol l e c t e d

b y

c onduc t i ng

i n de pt h

i nt e r v i e w s

about t he

c har ac t e r i s t i c ,

pe r c e pt i on

of

he al t h s i c k ,

and

he al t h

s e e k i ng

be hav i or

among di s abl e d

and

s uppor t e d

w i t h

obs e r v at i on

and

doc ume nt at i on.

T he

s ampl i n g

t e c hni que us e d

w as

pur pos i v e

s am pl i ng

and

obt ai ne d

4

i nf or mant s . Dat a

anal y s i s

t e c hni que us e d

w as

t r i angu l at i on

s our c e s .

Bas e d

on

t he

r e s ul t

of

i n de pt h

i n t e r v i e w , Pe opl e w i t h

di s abi l i t i e s

l ook

he al t hy

f oc us e d

on

c ondi t i on

of

me nt al l y

he al t hy

and

s i c k

w as j us t

pr e s e nt

c ondi t i on

t he y

w e r e

not

c apabl e

of

doi ng

t he

ac t i v i t y

n ot

be c aus e di s abi l i t y

ow ne d.

Bas e d

on

t hi s

f ac t ,

i t

i s

ne c e s s ar y

t o

be

not i f i e d

t o

t he

p ubl i c

t hat

a phy s i c al

di s abi l i t y

i s

not

e qual

t o

s i c k

and

ne e d

mor e

f ur t he r

anal y s i s

about

pe opl e w i t h di s abi l i t i e s ’

he al t hy

ne e ds .