Disability‐based discrimination and health: findings from an Australian‐based population study
| Autor: | Zoe Aitken, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Eric Emerson, Lauren Krnjacki, Anne Kavanagh, Naomi Priest, Tania King |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Health Status Ableism 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine psychological distress Risk Factors medicine Humans Disabled Persons 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Psychiatry media_common 030503 health policy & services Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Australia Psychological distress lcsh:RA1-1270 ableism Middle Aged Mental health Disadvantaged Socioeconomic Factors disability self‐reported health Population study Female 0305 other medical science Prejudice Psychology Stress Psychological discrimination |
| Zdroj: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 42, Iss 2, Pp 172-174 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1326-0200 1753-6405 |
| Popis: | Objective: Among working-age Australian adults with a disability, we assess the association between disability-based discrimination and both overall health and psychological distress. Methods: Using data from the 2015 Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers we estimated the proportion of working-age women and men (15–64 years) with disability who report disability-based discrimination by socio-demographic characteristics and assessed the association between disability-based discrimination and self-reported health and psychological distress. Results: Nearly 14% of Australians with disability reported disability-based discrimination in the previous year. Disability-based discrimination was more common among people living in more disadvantaged circumstances (unemployed, low income, lower-status occupations), younger people and people born in English-speaking countries. Disability-based discrimination was associated with higher levels of psychological distress (OR: 2.53, 95%CI: 2.11, 3.02) and poorer self-reported health (OR: 1.63, 95%CI: 1.37, 1.95). Conclusion: Disability-based discrimination is a prevalent, important determinant of health for Australians with disability. Implications for public health: Disability-based discrimination is an under-recognised public health problem that is likely to contribute to disability-based health inequities. Public health policy, research and practice needs to concentrate efforts on developing policy and programs that reduce discrimination experienced by Australians with disability. |
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