title: Health needs of women with disabilities across the lifespan.
abstract: Women with disabilities experience a variety of unique health needs from adolescence to older age. They require compassionate and comprehensive health care services to manage their physical disabilities and to prevent secondary conditions. Unfortunately, many women with disabilities encounter attitudinal, informational, environmental, and geographic barriers as they seek access to health care. A variety of measures can be implemented to overcome these barriers and to improve the quality of health care that women with disabilities receive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, at D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY.. Electronic address: KarenP3216@aol.com.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing at the State University of New York at Brockport.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Snell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D034121:Reproductive Health Services; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services