Assessing factors associated with social connectedness in adults with mobility disabilities.

Autor: Hall JP; University of Kansas, Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTCIL), 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 1052, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States; University of Kansas, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies (IHDPS), 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 1052, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States., Kurth NK; University of Kansas, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies (IHDPS), 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 1052, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States. Electronic address: pixie@ku.edu., Goddard KS; University of Kansas, Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTCIL), 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 1052, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Disability and health journal [Disabil Health J] 2022 Jan; Vol. 15 (1S), pp. 101206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101206
Abstrakt: Background: People with mobility disabilities are likely to report limitations in community participation and social connectedness for a variety of reasons, including inaccessible physical environments, health issues, transportation barriers, and limited financial resources. Improving social connectedness is a public health issue and research shows its relation to overall health and life expectancy.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to (1) assess social activity, isolation, and loneliness among people with mobility disabilities compared to those with non-mobility disabilities and (2) understand factors associated with social connectedness among people with mobility disabilities.
Methods: An observational, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from Wave 2 of the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) to test for differences between adults age 18-64 with mobility disabilities (n = 621) and those with other disabilities (n = 1535), in addition to tests within the mobility disability group.
Results: Adults with mobility disabilities were less likely than respondents from other disability groups to report feeling isolated (30.2% versus 35.2%), but these groups did not differ on measures of social activity or loneliness. Within the mobility disability group, being unemployed and in fair or poor health were predictive of greater loneliness, more isolation, and less satisfaction with social activity.
Conclusions: Social connectedness is an important public health issue. This research helps to inform service providers and medical professionals about the personal factors affecting social connectedness among people with mobility disabilities.
(Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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