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Exploring the impact of health inequalities on the health of adults with intellectual disability from their perspective
- Authors:
- BOLLARD Martin, McLEOD Eileen, DOLAN Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 33(6), 2018, pp.831-848.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Across every indicator of health inequality, adults with intellectual disability are disadvantaged. However, first-hand accounts from adults with intellectual disability exploring the impact health inequalities have for their health and are absent from the literature. The research was underpinned by a participatory approach, involving Men with intellectual disability as members of a steering group and through 20 interviews. Thematic analysis revealed how low income and reduced employment had a negative impact on the men’s physical and psychological health. New findings show how living in deprived areas exposed men to constant threats to their safety with an adverse effect on their health. (Edited publisher abstract)
The health and economic well-being of US mothers with intellectual impairments
- Authors:
- POWELL Robyn M., PARISH Susan L., AKOBIRSHOEV Ilhom
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(3), 2017, p.456–468.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: While the United States has seen increased attention by policymakers on the rights of parents with disabilities, there is limited understanding of the health and economic well-being of parents with intellectual impairments. This study compares the health and economic well-being of mothers with and without intellectual impairments. Methods: This descriptive, exploratory study is a secondary analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. This study includes a subsample of mothers of three-year-old children (n = 1561), including mothers with intellectual impairments (n = 263) and without intellectual impairments (n = 1298). Results: US Mothers with intellectual impairments are more likely to report serious health conditions, have less instrumental support, live in poverty, receive public benefits and experience certain material hardships. Conclusion: Findings from this study indicate the need for policies and programmes to support parents with intellectual impairments by addressing their health and economic needs. (Publisher abstract)
'I ain't been bothered to go': managing health problems in people with a learning disability who live without support
- Author:
- TILLY Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 10(4), 2013, pp.223-230.
- Publisher:
- Insight Medical Publishing
People with a mild learning disability, who live independently without support from services, make up the largest group within the learning-disabled population. An inclusive project enabled a small group of seven people with a learning disability to take the lead in exploring their own lives. It used a grounded theory approach, enabling the group members to take a lead in the direction of the research. The aim was to explore the strategies they used to cope with day-to-day living, their experiences of poverty, and the support they received from their social networks. The research also explored issues of identity and labelling and enabled this socially excluded group to have a voice. The findings revealed multiple challenges in many aspects of day-to-day living. These challenges included a wide range of avoidable health problems and difficulty for a number of reasons in engaging with health services and health advice. This was exacerbated by having poor role models and limited social capital. Their health problems had a major impact on their lives, and many avoided diagnosis and treatment out of fear. (Publisher abstract)
Poverty, socio-economic position, social capital and the health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Britain: a replication
- Authors:
- EMERSON E., HATTON C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51(11), November 2007, pp.866-874.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Given that exposure to child poverty has been linked to poorer health outcomes, this study attempted to estimate the extent to which the health inequalities faced by children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (IDs) may be accounted for by their more disadvantaged socio-economic position. Secondary analysis of data on a nationally representative sample of 12,160 British children aged under 17 years extracted from the Department of Work and Pensions' Families and Children Study. After controlling for age and sex, children with IDs were significantly more likely (corrected odds ratio = 2.49) to be reported to have less than good health than their non-intellectually disabled peers. However, 31% of the elevated risk for poorer health was accounted for by between-group differences in socio-economic position and social capital. A socially and statistically significant proportion of the increased risk of poorer health among children and adolescents with IDs may be attributed to their increased risk of socio-economic disadvantage.