TY - JOUR
T1 - Health outcome disparities among subgroups of people with disabilities
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Rowland, Maya
AU - Peterson-Besse, Jana
AU - Dobbertin, Konrad
AU - Walsh, Emily S.
AU - Horner-Johnson, Willi
N1 - Funding Information:
Twenty-one of the 29 studies were funded by grants from one or more of the following federal agencies: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC: 10 studies), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH: 5 studies), the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR: 3 studies), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA: 3 studies), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA: 1 study). Various other organizations contributed to or were sole supporters of individual studies (see Table 4 ). Five studies did not indicate a funding source. Articles were published in 20 different journals. The most common journals were Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (4), and Psychiatric Services (3). Journal Impact Factors ranged from 0.48 (Social Work in Health Care) to 6.08 (Schizophrenia Bulletin) with a mean JIF of 2.36 ( Table 4 ).
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Background A growing body of research has found that people with disabilities experience lower health status and an excess burden of disease relative to the general US population. However, the population of people with disabilities is quite diverse. Thus, it is important to understand health differences between subgroups of people with disabilities in order to most effectively target interventions to address disparities. An initial step in this process is reviewing and synthesizing available research addressing these subgroup differences. Objectives To conduct a scoping review of literature to describe recent research activity that has examined health outcome disparities within populations of people with disabilities. Methods We searched for relevant articles in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases. Three staff independently reviewed abstracts according to inclusion criteria. Two authors then independently extracted data from each included article. Results 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. Conclusions 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.
AB - Background A growing body of research has found that people with disabilities experience lower health status and an excess burden of disease relative to the general US population. However, the population of people with disabilities is quite diverse. Thus, it is important to understand health differences between subgroups of people with disabilities in order to most effectively target interventions to address disparities. An initial step in this process is reviewing and synthesizing available research addressing these subgroup differences. Objectives To conduct a scoping review of literature to describe recent research activity that has examined health outcome disparities within populations of people with disabilities. Methods We searched for relevant articles in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases. Three staff independently reviewed abstracts according to inclusion criteria. Two authors then independently extracted data from each included article. Results 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. Conclusions 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.
KW - Health status disparities
KW - People with disabilities
KW - Review
KW - Systematic
KW - United states
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.09.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24680042
AN - SCOPUS:84897416451
SN - 1936-6574
VL - 7
SP - 136
EP - 150
JO - Disability and Health Journal
JF - Disability and Health Journal
IS - 2
ER -