Unit 23 Complementary Therapies for Health and Wellbeing
Unit 23: Complementary Therapies for Health & Social Care
P1: Explain the factors that affect access to complementary therapies
Factors that could affect access to complementary therapies could stem from many sources. These could consist of physical barriers, geographical barriers, socio-economical barriers, cultural barriers, educational barriers and the barriers that may be faced by referral systems.
Physical barriers
Physical barriers includes whether or not a service user can access the building in which the complementary therapy is to take place. For example the individual may face mobility issues such as being in a wheelchair, or other health problems such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), which may result in breathlessness.
In the case of John, concerns may arise that are centred on his mobility issues. In order to be able to receive complementary therapy, the places that John may wish to visit need to have suitable wheelchair access both outside and indoors.
Geographical barriers
This includes aspects of an individual’s life associated with where they live which may determine how easy it is to get to and from places in which complementary therapies take place. Transport may need to be considered - does the individual drive, or is there access to public transport?
In the case of John, issues may arise in association with the fact that he has "lost his confidence" when it comes to driving and due to his wife working full time, access through her vehicle would be limited. This is in addition to living very far out of town in which the bus service isn't very regular. It could also potentially mean getting two buses if the complementary therapy service was located in further parts of the island, which may not be feasible for John due to his associated mobility issues.
Socio-economical barriers
These barriers arise in association with how financially secure potential service users are. Whether or not an individual can attend a complementary
P1: Explain the factors that affect access to complementary therapies
Factors that could affect access to complementary therapies could stem from many sources. These could consist of physical barriers, geographical barriers, socio-economical barriers, cultural barriers, educational barriers and the barriers that may be faced by referral systems.
Physical barriers
Physical barriers includes whether or not a service user can access the building in which the complementary therapy is to take place. For example the individual may face mobility issues such as being in a wheelchair, or other health problems such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), which may result in breathlessness.
In the case of John, concerns may arise that are centred on his mobility issues. In order to be able to receive complementary therapy, the places that John may wish to visit need to have suitable wheelchair access both outside and indoors.
Geographical barriers
This includes aspects of an individual’s life associated with where they live which may determine how easy it is to get to and from places in which complementary therapies take place. Transport may need to be considered - does the individual drive, or is there access to public transport?
In the case of John, issues may arise in association with the fact that he has "lost his confidence" when it comes to driving and due to his wife working full time, access through her vehicle would be limited. This is in addition to living very far out of town in which the bus service isn't very regular. It could also potentially mean getting two buses if the complementary therapy service was located in further parts of the island, which may not be feasible for John due to his associated mobility issues.
Socio-economical barriers
These barriers arise in association with how financially secure potential service users are. Whether or not an individual can attend a complementary