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Barrier removal in increasing physical activity levels in obese African American women with disabilities

Rimmer JH, Hsieh K, Graham BC, Gerber BS, Gray-Stanley JA. Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608-6904, USA. jrimmer@uic.edu. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Oct;19(10):1869-76. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.1941. BACKGROUND: This pilot study examined the effectiveness of a telephone-based intervention to increase physical activity in obese African American women with […]

The assessment of weight status in children and young people attending a spina bifida outpatient clinic: a retrospective medical record review

McPherson AC, Swift JA, Yung E, Lyons J, Church P. Bloorview Research Institute, Dalla Lana School of Public Health , Toronto, ON , Canada . Disabil Rehabil. 2013 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]. Purpose: Children with disabilities are two to three times more likely to become overweight or obese than typically developing children. Children […]

Effects of an assistive technology intervention on older adults with disabilities and their informal caregivers: an exploratory randomized controlled trial.

Mortenson WB, Demers L, Fuhrer MJ, Jutai JW, Lenker J, DeRuyter F. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Apr;92(4):297-306. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31827d65bf. SOURCE: Centre de recherche de l’institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, PQ, Canada. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate experimentally that an assistive technology (AT) intervention improves older AT users’ […]

A home-based training program improves Taiwanese family caregivers’ quality of life and decreases their risk for depression: a randomized controlled trial.

Kuo LM, Huang HL, Huang HL, Liang J, Chiu YC, Chen ST, Kwok YT, Hsu WC, Shyu YI. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 May;28(5):504-13. doi: 10.1002/gps.3853. Epub 2012 Jul 9. SOURCE: School of Nursing, Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management, Taoyuan, Taiwan. OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the longitudinal effects of training programs […]

Burden and quality of life in caregivers of persons with multiple sclerosis

Opara J, Jaracz K, Brola W. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2012 Sep-Oct;46(5):472-9. SOURCE: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. J. Kukuczki w Katowicach, ul. Mikołowska 72b, 40-065 Katowice. jozefopara@wp.pl Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the second most common cause of disability among nervous system diseases. This disease causes reduced quality of life of patients and those caring for them. […]

Disaster preparedness of households with special needs in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Uscher-Pines L, Hausman AJ, Powell S, DeMara P, Heake G, Hagen MG. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Sep;37(3):227-30. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.028. Source: Department of Public Health and the Center for Preparedness Research, Education and Practice, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. luscher@jhsph.edu BACKGROUND: Individuals with disabilities are disproportionately vulnerable in evacuation emergencies, and they face numerous challenges […]

Personal emergency preparedness for people with disabilities from the 2006-2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Smith DL, Notaro SJ. Disabil Health J. 2009 Apr;2(2):86-94. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.01.001. SOURCE: Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA. smithdiane@health.missouri.edu BACKGROUND: People with disabilities may be disproportionately at risk of injury or death in emergency situations due to physical, cognitive, and socioeconomic factors. These factors individually or in […]

Assistive devices utilisation in activities of everyday life–a proposed framework of understanding a user perspective

Krantz O. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2012 May;7(3):189-98. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2011.618212. Epub 2012 Mar 1. SOURCE: Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Sweden. oskar.krantz@mah.se PURPOSE: This theoretical article proposes a framework of understanding a user perspective of assistive devices utilisation in everyday life. METHOD: Utilising the MPT model (Matching Person and Technology) and the ValMO […]

Project Accessibility USA

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure launched Project Accessibility USA: Removing Barriers for Women with Disabilities in 2012. This innovative community project was a “win/win” opportunity to support Susan G. Komen affiliates and grantees continue their efforts to be community leaders in providing quality services to women […]

UAB – NCHPAD & Lakeshore Foundation

UAB – NCHPAD 2016-2021 The American Association on Health and Disability will be collaborating with the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) on a five year cooperative agreement funded by the CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Reversing the disproportionately higher rates of obesity among children and adults with disability […]