BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to describe the distribution and relationship of 16 secondary medical problems, impairments, and participation limitations among adults with disabilities to demographic characteristics, self-reported health, satisfaction with life, and social participation. METHODS: Data were analyzed for 4175 respondents to the disability supplements of the 2001 and 2003 Washington State […]
Abstract Topics: Health Disparities
Multiple health disparities among minority adults with mobility limitations: an application of the ICF framework and codes.
PURPOSE: To examine the interface between mobility limitations and minority status and its effect on multiple health and health-related domains among adults, using the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS: We combined 8 years of data from the 1997-2004 US National Health Interview Survey to investigate health disparities among […]
Distressed neighborhoods and child disability rates: analyses of 157,000 school-age children.
The aim of this study was to assess rates of childhood disability as indicated by functional limitation of motor, sensory, or self-care skills in children living in severely-distressed neighborhoods. For a neighborhood in the US Census Track to be considered severely distressed, three of the following four characteristics need to be present: >27% of children […]
State-level prevalence of cigarette smoking and treatment advice, by disability status, United States, 2004.
INTRODUCTION: To our knowledge, no study has determined whether smoking prevalence is higher among people with disabilities than among people without disabilities across all U.S. states. Neither do we know whether people with disabilities and people without disabilities receive the same quality of advice about tobacco-cessation treatment from medical providers. METHODS: We analyzed data from […]
Secondary conditions in a community-based sample of women with physical disabilities over a 1-year period.
OBJECTIVE: To examine prevalence and predictors of secondary conditions in women with physical disabilities. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Women were recruited through private and public health clinics and various community organizations. PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 443 predominantly ethnic minority women with physical disabilities. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Health Conditions Checklist interference score. RESULTS: Aggregated […]
Exercise Research: Arthritis
A comparison of various therapeutic exercises on the functional status of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Huang MH, Lin YS, Yang RC, Lee CL. Department of Physical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan. maohuang@ms24.hinet.net Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Jun;32(6):398-406. Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effects of different muscle-strengthening exercises on the functional status of patients with […]