Health disparities between women with and without disabilities: a review of the research.
As part of a women's health center project, we reviewed 16 years of research to examine health disparities between women with and without disabilities. We reviewed MEDLINE-indexed articles between 1990 and 2005 with data on women with and without physical, sensory, intellectual, developmental, or psychiatric disabilities. Our review found few articles examining health disparities in chronic disease, cancer, mental health and substance abuse, preventive screening, health-promoting behaviors, and health services utilization. Results reflect apparent health disparities between women with and without disabilities. Challenges for the field exist in standardizing disability definitions and determining a future course for health disparity research and policy.
Wisdom
Jennifer P
JP
Department Psychiatry, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032, USA. jwisdom@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
McGee
Marjorie G
MG
Horner-Johnson
Willi
W
Michael
Yvonne L
YL
Adams
Elizabeth
E
Berlin
Michelle
M
D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D016387:Women's Health
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