Showing papers in "Disability and Health Journal in 2019"

TL;DR: Prevalences were stable except for ID, which increased after 2010, coincident with the questionnaire change, and recent estimates are comparable to those from records-based studies.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that disabilities are associated with food insecurity through multiple pathways and Revised public health and policy solutions are needed to address the high rates of food insecurity among those with disabilities.

TL;DR: In this exploratory study, most participants used language that is considered disability culturally competent at times but also employed many terms and concepts that are considered outdated and may be troubling to some persons with disability.

TL;DR: It was showed that MS patients who accept their illness and use more problem-solving and avoidance coping strategies and less emotional coping strategies assess their HRQoL highly.

TL;DR: A growing population with disabilities has the potential to put considerable and unsustainable demand on medical, public health, and senior service systems and strengthening clinical community linkages and expanding the availability of existing evidence-based public health interventions could improve health and outcomes for people with disabilities.

TL;DR: It is argued here that it is time to revise the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), a conceptual model as well as a classification of functioning and disability, which is perhaps widely accepted.

TL;DR: In this study, childhood disability-related abuse and adult mixed abuse significantly predicted lower levels of psychological and physical health in a sample of adults with developmental disabilities.

TL;DR: Understanding physical activity differences by physical function is important for designing interventions for older individuals at increased risk for mobility disability.

TL;DR: High psychological distress demonstrated important mediating effects for health-related lifestyles and obesity in relation to disability among Australian adults and might have the utility to reduce unhealthy behaviors.

TL;DR: Barriers to inadequate prenatal care are multifactorial and warrant further study, with consideration that wellness during pregnancy and other times involves social, familial and clinical support systems responsive to each woman's needs.

TL;DR: Women with disabilities may use a more narrow mix of contraceptive methods and are often less knowledgeable about contraceptives than women without disabilities, and interventions to improve knowledge show some promise.

TL;DR: Marital satisfaction moderated the relationship between patients' anxiety and mental quality of life and intervention in multiple sclerosis should be delivered in a dyadic context.

TL;DR: There was limited, low level, preliminary evidence for short-term improvements in physical, psychological, and social health outcomes in children and older adults with disabilities as well as improvements in disability-related impairments.

TL;DR: Upper-body RET improved insulin sensitivity, lipid profile, and body composition in paraplegic men, and Serum nefastin-1 may be a potential marker of success in weight management in this population.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined personality characteristics, unmet needs, and psychosocial risk factors in survivors of brain injuries, and found high levels of depression among survivors, with 47.6% of participants reporting moderate or severe level of depression and 41.2% reporting suicidal ideation.

TL;DR: Compared with population-based estimates of the prevalence of five lifestyle risk factors-low fruit and vegetable consumption, insufficient physical activity, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, and overweight/obesity-among U.S. adults with and without stroke, additional research and healthcare interventions are needed to improveifestyle risk factors in adults with stroke.

TL;DR: The results indicate the need for PA promotion programs to be implemented for university students with disabilities addressing the most important barriers found at each social ecological level, as well as the differences identified by sociodemographic variables.

TL;DR: Bisexual women are significantly more likely than straight women to report being disabled prior to victimization, but all disabled women-regardless of sexual orientation-are equivalently likely to rate their mental health as poor and/ or actively experience difficulty sleeping, difficulty going to work or school, and/or PTSD.

TL;DR: Future intervention strategies that target increasing PA and HRF levels for children with VI should consider focusing upon both object control and locomotor skill development.

TL;DR: Considering the numerous benefits of adaptive RLA, it is necessary to implement specific policies to support integrated community programs or accessible public transports to allow full participation of people with disabilities, thereby increasing their social inclusion.

TL;DR: Changes in perceived social support are inversely related with the changes in depressive symptoms in adults with MS, SCI, and MD, and would be a reasonable treatment target in interventions seeking to improve psychological wellbeing in individuals with conditions that are often associated with disabilities.

TL;DR: A substantial population with disabilities using and misusing prescription opioids exists that has not been well characterized and healthcare and substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment providers must collaborate to address the needs of this population.

TL;DR: HRQoL was found to be high in this Swedish population of adults with CP although severe pain and reduced functioning was associated with lower HRQiL, and the choice of value-set have strong influence on the HRQeL estimations, especially for lower levels of functioning.

TL;DR: There is strong evidence for the inclusion of contact-based educational interventions in medical school to enhance students' attitudes to disability and suggest that interpersonal contact with individuals with disabilities has a distinct impact on the affective variables of anxiety and empathy.

TL;DR: CM patients experience high rates of psychological symptomatology regardless of surgical status, suggesting that all CM patients may benefit from evidence-based interventions to address anxiety and depression.

TL;DR: While accessibility for people with disabilities was greater in this healthcare system, areas for improvement were identified to help healthcare professional care for their patients with disabilities.

TL;DR: Gender was found to negatively predict total MET among deaf, while social inclusion was a positive predictor, and measures should be used to promote social inclusion for increasing PA levels of this population.

TL;DR: The findings provide additional evidence that physical, emotional and cognitive factors all play a role in the sleep quality of individuals with chronic health conditions often associated with physical disabilities.

TL;DR: The results suggest the usefulness of addressing identity redefinition and self-efficacy in psychological interventions aimed at promoting young adults' adjustment to MS in an early phase of the illness.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared parent-reported physical activity participation, weight status, and health status among a nationally representative sample of US children with and without severe visual impairments.