Personal and Social Lives of Persons with Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Club Foot)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study was primarily concerned with the personal and social life of persons with Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (CETV). It was a qualitative study that uses the phenomenology approach of inquiry.

METHODS

The design was qualitative-phenomenological which would explore the lives or persons with Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (CETV). Since the study is phenomenology in approach and qualitative in design, the researchers used different methods in gathering data so that the information that will get is rich and helpful for the visualization of the lives of the person.

RESULTS

10 emergent themes were revealed during the interpretation and analysis of the data gathered. These themes were extracted and identified according to their significant statements during the conduct of the Individual Depth Interview (IDI). The identified themes are: Persons with CTEV Tend to be bullied, Persons with CTEV are Ashamed of Themselves, Physical Inconveniences, CTEV as a hindrance to joining Physical Education Activities, Feeling Toward Condition, Receiving Support, Coping Mechanism, Receives Special Treatment and Isolation.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the parents and other family members of participants should have involvement in the growth and development of persons with CTEV, the teachers of participants should help to make ways for the development of academic, social and physical, and that other physical related disabilities should be given care and assistance and should not be ignored.