Health outcome disparities among subgroups of people with disabilities A scoping review

2014

Willi Horner-Johnson
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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

disparities, health, disability, review

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Professionals, Policymakers

doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.09.003.

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