This study aims to demonstrate that the impact of CBR can be measured in a robust manner, and to provide information to future researchers about what assessments were useful.
Long term attributable impact of Community Based Rehabilitation in North West Bangladesh
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There is limited evidence available to support the impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR). CBR is a flexible intervention with many types of approaches. No previous study has had a control group running at the same time as the intervention for an extended period of time to validate the results of the intervention.
This study is a continuation of a study that followed 1500 people over two years and showed that CBR had a measurable impact in this context. The plan is to follow up with the same individuals after 5 years of being in a CBR group to see if the impact is different from that which was seen after 2 years. The hope is to demonstrate a greater impact at five years than was seen after two years.
The study will send a research team to visit the individuals in their homes and complete the 3 standardized assessments by reading it to them and recording their answers. The staff read the assessments to the participants since most participants cannot read. The findings of the study will be analyzed by a sample of group members to get their assessment and to explore possible causative factors.