Medical Service Needs of Special Education Students in Chiayi County, Taiwan

Authors

Shu-Yi Wang
Yuh-Chin Jean

Translated Title

嘉義縣特殊教育醫療專業團隊服務診視結果

Abstract

The Buddist Tzu Chi Dalin Hospital was responsible for providing medical services to special education students of Chiayi County in 2004. We evaluated the cognitive skills, activities of daily living, language skills, and gross and fine motor functions of 160 disabled students, 113 male and 47 female. Students with mental retardation were the most frequent, followed by students with dyslalia, then autism, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. A needs assessment revealed that 155, 132, and 107 students fed, dressed, and bathed themselves independently, respectively. Ninety-three students had a language disorder, 75 students had fine motor impairment, and 52 students had a gross motor disorder. Even after school-age, the need of medical services still seemed to be great for the children with disabilities.

Language

Traditional Chinese

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.6315/2007.35(1)02

First Page

7

Last Page

13

Recommended Citation

Wang, Shu-Yi and Jean, Yuh-Chin (2007) "Medical Service Needs of Special Education Students in Chiayi County, Taiwan," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/2007.35(1)02
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss1/2