title: Holistic Needs of University Students with Invisible Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To inform rehabilitation professionals' role in supporting transition to higher education through identification and description of disability related needs experienced by university students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited from a large research-intensive university in the southeastern United States and included 13 students eligible for university disability services, 9 university personnel, and 1 parent of a university student with a disability. Disabilities of study participants were invisible; all but one chose to disclose diagnostic information. Data from 15 individual interviews and 2 focus groups were analyzed for themes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Navigating Parallel Demands theme elucidates the ways disability related needs extended beyond the classroom to areas of health and wellness, social, and daily living. Navigation in Context describes personal and environmental circumstances surrounding processes used to meet a broad-range of demands.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  University participation requires students with disabilities to navigate and manage a wide range of demands while securing appropriate supports. Findings inform rehabilitation professionals in providing anticipatory guidance when preparing students with invisible disabilities for postsecondary educational transitions.
authors.affiliation: a 1 Department of Occupational Therapy , College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Consuelo M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kreider
authors.affiliation: b 2 Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Roxanna M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bendixen
authors.affiliation: c 3 School of Nursing , University of North Carolina at Wilmington , Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lutz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D036301:Qualitative Research; D057545:Social Stigma; D012944:Social Support; D013333:Student Health Services; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Invisible disability; participation; postsecondary transitions; qualitative research; self-advocacy; transitions to adulthood