PROTOCOL: Personal Budgeting Interventions to Improve Health and Social Care Outcomes for People with a Disability: A Systematic Review

Abstract

According to the WHO, disability is the interaction between individuals with a health condition (e.g., cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and depression) and personal and environmental factors (e.g., negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings, and limited social supports) (WHO, 2013). According to Deci and Ryan (2008) the theory focuses on the type and quality of motivation as a predictor of performance and well-being outcomes, as well as social conditions that are improved by such motivations. Whilst the terminology may vary, the principles remain consistent and are based on self-determination, choice and, very often, person centred planning. [...]personal budgets aim to place the service user at the centre of the decision making process, thereby recognising their strengths, preferences and aspirations and empowering them to shape public services, social care and support by allowing the service user to identify their needs, and to make choices about how and when they are supported ( Carr, 2010). [...]many international governments are recommending personal budgets as a means to empower individual service users or their advocates, whilst ensuring transparency in the allocation and use of resources.