Time Trends in Births and Cesarean Deliveries among Women with Disabilities
Although it is likely that childbearing among women with disabilities is increasing, no empirical data have been published on changes over time in the numbers of women with disabilities giving birth. Further, while it is known that women with disabilities are at increased risk of cesarean delivery, temporal trends in cesarean deliveries among women with disabilities have not been examined. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Willi Horner-Johnson, Frances M. Biel, Blair G. Darney, Aaron B. Caughey Source Type: research
Birth outcomes among US women with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are bearing children at increasing rates. However, there is very little research about pregnancy experiences and birth outcomes among women with IDD. No studies to date have examined birth outcomes with a US population-based sample. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Ilhom Akobirshoev, Susan L. Parish, Monika Mitra, Eliana Rosenthal Source Type: research
Disparities in receipt of family planning services by disability status: New estimates from the National Survey of Family Growth
A substantial and increasing population of US women of childbearing age live with disability. Disability-based disparities in access to family planning services have been previously documented, but few studies have used population-based data sources or evidence-based measures of disability. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: William Mosher, Tina Bloom, Rosemary Hughes, Leah Horton, Ramin Mojtabai, Jeanne L. Alhusen Source Type: research
Reproductive healthcare experiences of women with cerebral palsy
Little is known about pregnancy rates in women with disabilities in general and even less is known about women with child-onset disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP). (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Katharine Hayward, Angela Y. Chen, Elizabeth Forbes, Rachel Byrne, Marcia B. Greenberg, Eileen G. Fowler Source Type: research
“Paying the price to get there”: Motherhood and the dynamics of pregnancy deliberations among women with disabilities
Women with disabilities report fewer pregnancies than those without disabilities. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Tracey A. LaPierre, Mary K. Zimmerman, Jean P. Hall Source Type: research
Transcending the Counter-Normative: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Persons with Disability
Persons with disability continually confront erroneous and often stigmatizing assumptions – about their life goals and desires, ability to live productively within communities, and participation in activities of daily life. Nowhere are such false societal views more entrenched than around the multitudinous issues raised by sexuality and reproductive health. The notion that a woman with disability, for example, would seek pregnancy and motherhood defies long-held social norms. Equally counter-normative is the desire of persons with disability to achieve sexual intimacy, pleasure, and fulfillment. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Lisa I. Iezzoni, Monika Mitra Source Type: research
“We don’t know. We’ve never had anybody like you before”: Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities
While more women with physical disabilities are becoming mothers, many encounter barriers to perinatal care and experience poor outcomes. Little is known about the perinatal care experiences and outcomes of women with physical disabilities in Canada. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 5, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Lesley A. Tarasoff Source Type: research
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Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 1, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Editorial Board
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Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 1, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Erratum to ‘‘The impact of therapeutic massage on adult residents living with complex and high level disabilities: A brief report’’ [Disabil. Health J. 9(4) (2016):730–734]
In the article, ‘‘The impact of therapeutic massage on adult residents living with complex and high level disabilities: A brief report’’ [Disability and Health Journal 2016:9(4):730-734] by Marie Cooke, Helen Emery, Rachel Brimelow, and Judy Wollin, on page 734, the acknowledgment section should read as “ The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of both the residents and staff of Wesley Mission Brisbane to this research. Without their enthusiastic support the project would not have been possible. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 1, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
Using a flipped classroom and the perspective of families to teach medical students about children with disabilities and special education
The need to teach medical students to care for children with disabilities, work effectively with these patients' families, and collaborate with schools has been well established. Yet, what is not clear is the exact nature of the content to be taught and how medical schools develop the systems and enabling structures required to ensure medical education responds to the needs of children with disabilities and their families. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - March 27, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Mary E. Sheppard, Nancy Vitalone-Raccaro, Jacqueline Kaari, Taiwo T. Ajumobi Source Type: research
A predictive model of anxiety and depression symptoms after a lower limb amputation
Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) show high levels of depression and anxiety symptoms. The loss of a limb is undoubtedly a devastating experience and several studies have shown that anxiety and depression symptoms are a common reaction after a lower limb amputation (LLA). However, no study has focused on the immediate emotional reactions to LLA as a personal factor based on the ICF Model. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - March 27, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Susana Pedras, Rui Carvalho, M. Gra ça Pereira Source Type: research
Beliefs about physical activity and sedentary behaviors of adults with visual impairments
When exploring reasons why individuals with visual impairments (VI) may or may not engage in physical activity (PA) or sedentary behaviors (SB), theoretically grounded research on the determinants of these behaviors is scarce. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - March 23, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Justin A. Haegele, Samuel R. Hodge, Francis M. Kozub Source Type: research
This is your new normal: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to physical activity in Veterans with lower extremity loss
Regular physical activity (PA) is essential for aging well with a disability, preventing the onset or worsening of chronic conditions, functional loss, and maintaining or improving quality of life, yet PA levels are low in those with disabilities, including those with a lower extremity amputation (LEA). (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - March 22, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: Alyson J. Littman, Erin D. Bouldin, Jodie K. Haselkorn Source Type: research
