Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J68202

Journal:


Disability and Health Journal

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 7, 2, 136-150

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Abstract:

This scoping review was conducted to describe recent research that has examined health outcome disparities within populations of people with disabilities. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases were searched for relevant articles. Three staff independently reviewed abstracts according to inclusion criteria. Two of the authors then independently extracted data from each included article. Extracted items included: definition of disability used in the article, data sources and collection methods, health outcomes, potential disparity factors, analytic methods, comparisons made, and findings. Twenty-nine articles were included in the analysis. For many of the health outcomes of interest, there was no published literature in relation to key disparity factors (e.g. race, income) within the population of people with disabilities. The health outcomes most frequently examined were diabetes and heart disease. The most frequently examined disparity factors were the type of disabling condition and gender. Results suggest that there are significant gaps in available research. Building a body of research that identifies disparities and potentially vulnerable subgroups may improve understanding of the causes of disparities and contribute to efforts to improve quality of life and health outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

Author(s):


Rowland, Maya, Peterson-Besse, Jana, Dobbertin, Konrad, Walsh, Emily S., Horner-Johnson, Willi

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