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DISCHARGE PREPARATION
The fmdings revealed that discharge preparation was incomplete:
• Home visits were not done to all the amputees except one (1) 4% who attended the
private hospital.
• Home trial leave was not granted to the amputees (16) 64%, only (9) 36% managed to
visit their homes to see whether they would cope after discharge or not
• Disability grants which should have been taken care ofwhile respondents were still in
the hospital were not done, as only (11) 44% were receiving disability grants during
the time ofthe study.
• Progress monitoring of the amputees or follow up care for (6) 24% were not done
resulting in fmancial problems, as their disability grants were was still being
processed and health care centres were very far from where they lived
VOCATIONAL PROBLEMS
The main vocational problem that was experienced by the amputees was unemployment
• Twenty (23) 92% amputees were unemployed Even the amputees that were
vocationally trained were unemployed in both the open labour market and sheltered
employment workshops.
• Respondents felt that they were discriminated against because ofthe disability.
6.5.3.3 OTHERFACfORS
l\IL1\1BERSOF THE REHABILITATION TEAM
The findings revealed that the government health services did not have complete
multidiscipIinary team members. All respondents reported that there were no rehabilitation
nurses and vocational rehabilitation counselors, except (1) 4% amputee who attended the
private hospital and was attended by these members ofthe rehabilitation team.
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