'You live too far out' : the impact of the health reforms on disabled rural women : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Women's Studies at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorMellsopp, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-29T01:46:53Z
dc.date.available2017-06-29T01:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the impact of New Zealand's health reforms, implemented since the election of the Fourth Labour Government in 1984, on the lives and experiences of disabled rural women. Six disabled rural women who had ongoing contact with the health system were interviewed using a research method based on feminist qualitative interview principles. The nature of the participants' disabilities necessitated that interviews were variously conducted in person, by telephone and by email. The interviews focused around their disability, their relationship with the health system during the reform period, and their experiences as disabled rural women. Research data was divided into seven main findings. These highlighted the disjuncture between the intention of the health documents and the health related experiences of the participants. The findings were: relevance of the health reforms; assumptions about disability; accessing disability support services; needs assessments; attitudes/gatekeeping of service providers; the rural aspect; and support networks. Using a comparative analysis I compared the aims, priorities and objectives of the health reforms against the literature reviews and interview transcripts. Subject positions, processes and participant experiences produced the following findings for analysis: assumptions about disability: policy language; economic concerns; medicine and disability; disability support services; rural health; and gender issues. This thesis concludes by offering recommendations at several levels to ensure disabled rural women do not continue to receive the treatment from the health system that the participants in this research experienced.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/11410
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectWomen disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth services administration -- Reorganizationen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.title'You live too far out' : the impact of the health reforms on disabled rural women : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Women's Studies at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorMellsopp, Susanen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineWomen's Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philosophy (M. Phil.)en_US
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