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Programs for DeafBlind Youth and Adults
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(2):281-291. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a912144.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38588080 | DOI:10.1353/aad.2023.a912144 (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Community Health Navigators for Cancer Screening Among Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Adults Who Use American Sign Language
AbstractDeaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing (DDBHH) individuals experience barriers to accessing cancer screening, including ineffective patient-physician communication when discussing screening recommendations. For other underserved communities, culturally and linguistically aligned community health navigators (CHNs) have been shown to improve cancer screening and care. A needs assessment study was conducted to identify barriers and gather recommendations for CHN training resources. A community-based participatory needs assessment was conducted from May 2022 to June 2022 using three focus groups. Eight were cancer surviv...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Prevalence of Persons with Disability Enrolled in Undergraduate Medical Schools in Brazil, 2019
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of PWD medical students in Brazil is low, and is dominated by students with physical and sensory disabilities but lacks the deaf-blind. Despite the existence of legal regulations favoring PWD to study medicine, some medical schools have not done adequate adjustments to accommodate them. This suggests that affirmative policies for the inclusion of PWD in higher education, particularly in medicine, still need improvement.PMID:37901758 | PMC:PMC10611937 | DOI:10.30476/JAMP.2023.99332.1840 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - October 30, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Maria Nascimento Rhian Torres Amanda Horochovski Bruno Birmann Bruno Takahara Luis Souza Klynsman Ribeiro Billy McBenedict Source Type: research

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for deafblindness. Part I: a systematic review of outcome measures
CONCLUSIONS: Most instruments measured functioning in daily activities and the mental health of individuals with deafblindness. Three deafblind-specific instruments were identified in this study, highlighting the need for more deafblind-specific instruments to be developed and utilized in research.PMID:37458491 | DOI:10.23736/S1973-9087.23.07890-5 (Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - July 17, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Abinethaa Paramasivam Atul Jaiswal Shreya Budhiraja Peter Holzhey Praveena Santhakumaran Tosin Ogedengbe Jana Martin Supriya DAS Samuel C ôté Romina Hassid Tyler G James Beth Kennedy Diana Tang Yvvone Tran Heather Colson-Osborne Muriel Li Chen Che Renu Source Type: research

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for deafblindness. Part I: a systematic review of outcome measures
CONCLUSIONS: Most instruments measured functioning in daily activities and the mental health of individuals with deafblindness. Three deafblind-specific instruments were identified in this study, highlighting the need for more deafblind-specific instruments to be developed and utilized in research.PMID:37458491 | DOI:10.23736/S1973-9087.23.07890-5 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - July 17, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Abinethaa Paramasivam Atul Jaiswal Shreya Budhiraja Peter Holzhey Praveena Santhakumaran Tosin Ogedengbe Jana Martin Supriya DAS Samuel C ôté Romina Hassid Tyler G James Beth Kennedy Diana Tang Yvvone Tran Heather Colson-Osborne Muriel Li Chen Che Renu Source Type: research