Measuring Disability in an Urban Slum Community in India Using the Washington Group Questionnaire
The UN recommends that the ‘Washington Group questionnaire (WGQ) on functioning’ is used for data collection on disability. There are few studies on the WGQ from India. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 16, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Rahul Mopari, Bhawna Garg, Jacob Puliyel, Sara Varughese Source Type: research
Cognitive and affective empathy among adolescent siblings of children with a physical disability
In this letter I would like to respond on some remarks formulated by dr. Wolfgang Lindemann and his colleagues. First of all, I have to thank them for their interest related to the topic of my article on adolescent siblings of children with a physical disability. In my opinion, these specific members of family system have been neglected in research despite the fact that siblings play an important role in the lives of all people throughout life-span. As it is widely known, research literature is related mostly to a negative aspects of being a sibling of children with disability. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 9, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Lidia Perenc Source Type: research
Letter to the editor concerning Perenc & Peczkowski's “cognitive and affective empathy among adolescent siblings of children with a physical disability”
We read with great interest the article by Perenc& Peczkowski1 showing that first-grade adolescent siblings of children with a physical disability have a significantly higher empathy. This was measured by the Polish version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), which is a standard instrument developed in the early 1980s to assess empathy in the general population.2 (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 8, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Wolfgang B. Lindemann, Chlo é D. Langer, Mathias Bärtl Source Type: research
Personalisation and the disability sector: what can health economics contribute to inform decision-making?
Consistent with policy reforms originating in the US, and subsequently adopted in the UK and Europe, the Australian disability sector is currently experiencing an era of unprecedented and transformative policy change towards personalisation and self-directed care. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) introduces the use of personalised budgets, the main objective of which is to support the social and economic participation of people with disabilities. Against this background, this article discusses the potential for health economic techniques to be usefully applied in the disability sector from two main perspecti...
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 8, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Julie Ratcliffe, Claire Hutchinson, Rachel Milte Source Type: research
Letter to the editor concerning Perenc & Peczkowski ’s “Cognitive and affective empathy among adolescent siblings of children with a physical disability.”
We read with great interest the article by Perenc& Peczkowski [1] showing that first-grade adolescent siblings of children with a physical disability have a significantly higher empathy. This was measured by the Polish version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), which is a standard instrument developed in the early 1980s to assess empathy in the general population [2]. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 8, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Wolfgang B. Lindemann, Chlo é D. Langer, Mathias Bärtl Source Type: research
Food insecurity and disability in the United States
Households with a disabled adult are disproportionately food insecure, yet the mechanisms linking food insecurity to disability are under-specified. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 6, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Colleen M. Heflin, Claire Altman, Laura L. Rodriguez Source Type: research
Changes in perceived social support predict changes in depressive symptoms in adults with physical disability
Perceived social support has been found to be associated with depression, subjective well-being and psychological health in cross-sectional studies in people with physical disabilities. No longitudinal studies have been conducted to examine these associations over time using a comprehensive measure of social support. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 5, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Roc ío de la Vega, Ivan R. Molton, Jordi Miró, Amanda E. Smith, Mark P. Jensen Source Type: research
Table of Contents
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Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 1, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Editorial Board
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Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 1, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
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Source: Disability and Health Journal - October 1, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Do Temporal Scores of Motivational Constructs Correspond with Physical Activity Levels?
Adults with physical disabilities typically engage in low levels of physical activity (PA), thus a better understanding of how motivational factors and behavior vary over time and in relation to disability type and severity is needed. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - September 28, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Rebecca Ellis, Maria Kosma, Sarah Agnew, Jeremy J. Bauer Source Type: research
Parental concern regarding obesity in children with autism spectrum disorder in the United States: National Survey of Children ’s Health 2016
The prevalence of obesity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exceeds that of the general population, but the level of parental concern about obesity in these children is unexplored. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - September 27, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: David J. Tybor, Misha Eliasziw, Tanja V.E. Kral, Mary Segal, Nancy E. Sherwood, Linmarie Sikich, Heidi Stanish, Linda Bandini, Carol Curtin, Aviva Must Source Type: research
Provider Continuity and Reasons for Not Having a Provider Among Persons With and Without Disabilities
Persons with disabilities experience health disparities while having usual providers more frequently than persons without disabilities. Provider discontinuity may help to explain these paradoxical findings, but research on the topic is nascent. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - September 15, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Michelle L. Stransky, Amanda Reichard Source Type: research
Gender Differences in Improvement of Older-Person-Specific Quality of Life after Hearing-Aid Fitting
Age-related hearing loss is the third most common reason for disability in the world and has a significant impact on quality of life (QoL) amongst older adults. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - September 14, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Eva Joanovi č, Helena Kisvetrová, Dagmar Nemček, Petra Kurková, Barbora Švejdíková, Jana Zapletalová, Yukari Yamada Source Type: research
Device-based physical activity levels among Finnish adolescents with functional limitations
Monitoring physical activity among young adolescents with disabilities is a top academic priority. People with disabilities are a diverse group with various abilities in different human functioning. Therefore, we used a novel approach through functional limitations as a marker for disabilities and examined physical activity levels. (Source: Disability and Health Journal)
Source: Disability and Health Journal - September 14, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: Dr Kwok W Ng, Pauli Rintala, Dr Pauliina Husu, Mr Jari Villberg, Dr Tommi Vasankari, Dr Sami Kokko Source Type: research
