Presented in part to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Orlando, FL, November 2013. Elham Mahmoudi, Ph.D., M.S., Michelle A. Meade, Ph.D. DOI: http://www.disabilityandhealthjnl.com/article/S1936-6574(14)00106-X/abstract Background People with physical disabilities are the largest underserved subpopulation in the U.S. However, disparities in access to health care and how these have changed over time have not been fully explored. […]
Abstract Topics: Health Disparities
Disability and unmet health care needs in Canada: A longitudinal analysis
A variation of this study was presented by the author at the 2011 annual meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. Rebecca Casey, Ph.D. Department of Sociology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada DOI: www.disabilityandhealthjnl.com/article/S1936-6574(14)00153-8/abstract | Background The rate of unmet health care needs is quite high for the general […]
National health surveillance of adults with disabilities, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and adults with no disabilities
Susan M. Havercamp, Ph.D., Haleigh M. Scott, M.A. The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, USA DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.11.002 Background People with disabilities experience worse health and poorer access to health care compared to people without disability. Large-scale health surveillance efforts have largely excluded adults with intellectual and developmental disability. This […]
Health Disparities in the People with Disabilities in US
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Heart age differentials and general cardiovascular risk profiles for persons with varying disabilities: NHANES 2001–2010
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE David W. Hollar Jr., Ph.D., Jennifer S. Lewis, M.H.A., M.Ed. Department of Health Administration, Pfeiffer University, 2880 Slater Road, Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p51–60 Published online: July 31 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.07.007 Abstract Background Persons with disabilities are at risk for secondary conditions, including […]
Rural disparities in receipt of colorectal cancer screening among adults ages 50–64 with disabilities
Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D., Konrad Dobbertin, M.P.H., Jae Chul Lee, Ph.D., Elena M. Andresen, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 4, p394–401 Published online: June 17, 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.06.001 Background Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Early detection can reduce mortality; however, only 59% of U.S. […]
Smoking behaviors among people with disabilities in Korea
Jeong-Eun Lee, M.S.W., Ph.D., Jong-Hyock Park, M.D., M.P.H., Hye-Ri Kim, M.D., Hyung-Ik Shin, M.D., Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 2, p236–241 Published online: November 11, 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.11.002 Background Most reports concerning smoking behaviors in people with disabilities have been from Western societies; knowledge of smoking behaviors in Asian countries, including Korea, […]
General health, health conditions, and current pregnancy among U.S. women with and without chronic physical disabilities
Lisa I. Iezzoni, M.D., M.Sc., Jun Yu, M.Sc., Amy J. Wint, M.Sc., Suzanne C. Smeltzer, R.N., Ed.D., Jeffrey L. Ecker, M.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 2, p181–188 Published online: January 6, 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.12.002 Background Although increasing numbers of reproductive-age U.S. women with chronic physical disabilities (CPD) are becoming pregnant, little is […]
Searching for disability in electronic databases of published literature
Emily S. Walsh, M.P.H.d, Jana J. Peterson, M.P.H., Ph.D.d, Dolores Z. Judkins, M.L.S., The Expert Panel on Health Care Disparities Among Individuals With Disabilities dThese authors were at Oregon Health & Science University when this work was conducted. eThe DRRP Expert Panel consists of Elena M. Andresen, Charles Drum, Glenn Fujiura, Willi Horner-Johnson, Lisa Iezzoni, […]
Higher educational attainment but not higher income is protective for cardiovascular risk in Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users
Michael M. McKee, M.D., M.P.H., Kimberly McKee, M.P.H., Paul Winters, M.S., Erika Sutter, M.P.H., Thomas Pearson, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 1, p49–55 Published online: August 29, 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.07.001 Background Higher educational attainment and income provide cardiovascular protection in the general population. It is unknown if the same effect […]