Prevalence of childhood disability and the characteristics and circumstances of disabled children in the UK: secondary analysis of the Family Resources Survey

This article examines the saving behaviour of ethnic minorities in the UK. Within the context of pension planning, we investigate saving for retirement patterns in relation to ethnicity, gender and age. We use data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) to analyse employment status, income, saving types and levels. Although we find profound heterogeneity, ethnic minorities show higher levels of unemployment, lower income and consistently lower levels of saving for retirement compared to our white control group. Disadvantages of ethnic minorities during their working life persist, especially for women, although to a lesser extent than in the past, and continue to affect private savings and prospective retirement income. Indian and Chinese men have experienced the greatest improvements in terms of employment status and income and this is reflected in higher levels of saving for retirement since the mid 1990s.

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PTH-082 Factors associated with rating of care and the family and friends test: secondary analysis of the uk ibd audit inpatient experience survey

Gut ◽

10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309861.970 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 64 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. A442.2-A443

Author(s):

T Gledhill ◽

K Bodger

Keyword(s):

Secondary Analysis ◽

Factors Associated ◽

The Family ◽

Experience Survey ◽

The Uk

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Child Disability and the Dynamics of Family Poverty, Hardship and Financial Strain: Evidence from the UK

Journal of Social Policy ◽

10.1017/s0047279410000905 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 653-673 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

SAID SHAHTAHMASEBI ◽

ERIC EMERSON ◽

DAMON BERRIDGE ◽

GILLIAN LANCASTER

Keyword(s):

Social Policy ◽

Social Resources ◽

Family Characteristics ◽

Financial Strain ◽

Child Disability ◽

Disabled Children ◽

The Family ◽

Poverty Transitions ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship

AbstractDisabled children are significantly more likely to grow up in poverty than their non-disabled peers. We used longitudinal data from Waves 3–7 (2001–2005) of the UK Families and Children Study to explore the relationship between the presence of a disabled child in the family and poverty transitions. When compared to other families, families supporting a disabled child are more likely to be exposed to persistent or recurrent poverty, less likely to escape from an episode of poverty and more likely to descend into poverty. However, statistically controlling for the effects of salient family characteristics either attenuates, eliminates or reverses these associations. That is, when compared to other families with similar levels of personal and social resources, families supporting a disabled child are no more likely to escape from or descend into poverty than other families. Results are discussed in relation to the need for social policy to invest in strengthening the broader capabilities of families of disabled children.

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Has the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak had an impact on uptake of digital cessation support in UK smokers? An interrupted time series analysis (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.19392 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Olga Perski ◽

Aleksandra Herbec ◽

Lion Shahab ◽

Jamie Brown

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Smoking Cessation ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Interrupted Time Series ◽

Step Change ◽

Outcome Variable ◽

Primary Analysis ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

The Uk ◽

Temporary Closure

BACKGROUND The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak may motivate smokers to attempt to stop in greater numbers. However, given the temporary closure of UK stop smoking services and vape shops, smokers attempting to quit may instead seek out digital support, such as websites and smartphone apps. OBJECTIVE We examined, using an interrupted time series approach, whether the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has been associated with a step change or increasing trend in UK downloads of an otherwise popular smoking cessation app, Smoke Free. METHODS Data were from daily and non-daily adult smokers in the UK who had downloaded the Smoke Free app between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2020 (primary analysis) and 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2020 (secondary analysis). The outcome variable was the number of downloads aggregated at the 12-hourly (primary analysis) or daily level (secondary analysis). The explanatory variable was the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, operationalised as 1 March 2020 (primary analysis) and 15 January 2020 (secondary analysis). Generalised Additive Mixed Models adjusted for relevant covariates were fitted. RESULTS Data were collected on 45,105 (primary analysis) and 119,881 (secondary analysis) users. In both analyses, there was no evidence for a step change or increasing trend in downloads attributable to the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. CONCLUSIONS In the UK, between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2020, and between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2020, there was no evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has been associated with a surge in downloads of a popular smoking cessation app. CLINICALTRIAL osf.io/zan2s

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Life Quality and Participation of Disabled Children and Young People: Design and Methods of a Transformative Study

International Journal of Qualitative Methods ◽

10.1177/16094069211016713 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 160940692110167

Author(s):

Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson ◽

Linda B. Ólafsdóttir ◽

Anna Sigrún Ingimarsdóttir ◽

Freyja Haraldsdóttir ◽

Ásta Jóhannsdóttir ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Quality ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Control Group ◽

Childhood Disability ◽

Disabled Children ◽

Sequential Mixed Methods ◽

Study Participants ◽

Design And Methods

The LIFE-DCY research project has two aims. First, to evaluate disabled children’s quality of life (QoL) as reported by themselves and their parents, and second, to locate commonalities, differences, and conflicting issues in the processes that may influence disabled children’s life quality and participation. This paper describes the study design, methodology, and methods along with lessons learned. In addition various methodological and ethical concerns are raised. A sequential mixed-methods design was applied. In Phase one (mapping) we used KIDSCREEN-27 to study how disabled children evaluate their QoL compared with the perspectives of their parents and those of non-disabled children and their parents. Using the Participation and environment measure we also studied parents’ perspectives of their children’s participation in different social contexts. Altogether 209 disabled children and their parents, and 335 children in a control group and their parents (paired reports) participated in phase one. Phase two (unpacking) consisted of 14 case studies with disabled children aged 8–18 years and focus groups with 21 disabled people aged 19–35 years. The initial analysis was inductive and data-oriented. We then used critical and transformative lenses to shed light on how meaning was made of life quality and participation in relation to the context in which study participants found themselves. The LIFE-DCY research promotes an understanding of how important aspects of life quality and participation may intersect within different contexts and at different times. The theoretical understandings from this study may also help unpack various aspects of childhood disability in terms of knowledge and power and enhance understandings of how ideas about normality and childhood disability are constructed.

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Income poverty among children with a disability in Belgium: the interplay between parental employment, social background and targeted cash support

Journal of Social Policy ◽

10.1017/s0047279421000398 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

JULIE VINCK

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Support Systems ◽

Child Poverty ◽

Social Background ◽

Income Poverty ◽

Childhood Disability ◽

Disabled Children ◽

Social Categories ◽

Parental Employment ◽

Poverty Risk

Abstract Previous research has shown a clear link between childhood disability and child poverty. This is related to the fact that parents of disabled children (1) need to provide more care, which impedes their employment participation; and (2) more often belong to disadvantaged social categories. However, the adverse relationship between childhood disability and child poverty can be cushioned by cash support systems. Hitherto, the literature lacks insight into how the receipt of different cash support systems is related to parental employment and social background, and what joint role these three factors play in understanding the poverty risk of these children. To fill this gap, a case study on Belgium is performed using unique and large-scale register data. The results show that disabled children have a lower income poverty risk than non-disabled children, even when parental employment and social background are taken into account. This can be explained by the targeted cash support disabled children receive. However, previous research showed that a substantial group of disabled children does not receive the benefit. Hence, more could be achieved if the non-take-up would be addressed, in particular among the most vulnerable children.

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‘Not just a piece of skin in front of you’—a qualitative exploration of the experiences of adolescents with eczema and psoriasis with healthcare professionals

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041108 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. e041108

Author(s):

Isabella Joy de Vere Hunt ◽

Abigail McNiven ◽

Amanda Roberts ◽

Himesh Parmar ◽

Tess McPherson

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Skin Disease ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Healthcare Delivery ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Emotional Impact ◽

Skin Conditions ◽

The Uk ◽

Qualitative Exploration

BackgroundThere is little qualitative research in the UK focussing on adolescents’ experience of their healthcare providers, and inflammatory skin conditions are a common heath problem in adolescence.AimTo explore the experiences of adolescents with eczema and psoriasis with healthcare professionals, and to distil the participants’ key messages for their healthcare providers.DesignThis is a secondary thematic analysis of interviews with adolescents with eczema or psoriasis.ParticipantsThere were a total of 41 text transcripts of interviews with young people with eczema or psoriasis who had given permission for secondary analysis; 23 of the participants had eczema, and 18 psoriasis. Participants were living in the UK at time of interview, and aged 15–24 years old.ResultsWe have distilled the following key messages from young people with eczema and psoriasis for healthcare providers: (1) address the emotional impact; (2) give more information, with the subtheme and (3) appreciate patient research. We identified the following eczema-specific themes: (ECZ-4) ‘It’s not taken seriously’; (ECZ-5) offer choice in treatment and (ECZ-6) lack of structure/conflicting advice. Two psoriasis-specific themes were identified: (PSO-4) feeling dehumanised/treat me as a person; and (PSO-5) think about how treatments will affect daily life.ConclusionThis qualitative data analysis highlights the need for greater recognition of the emotional impact of skin disease in adolescence, and for more comprehensive provision of information about the conditions. We call for greater sensitivity and flexibility in our approach to adolescents with skin disease, with important implications for healthcare delivery to this group.

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Overt acts of perceived discrimination reported by British working-age adults with and without disability

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/pubmed/fdz093 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eric Emerson ◽

Allison Milner ◽

Zoe Aitken ◽

Lauren Krnjacki ◽

Cathy Vaughan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Policy Research ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Health Staff ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Uk

Abstract Background Exposure to discrimination can have a negative impact on health. There is little robust evidence on the prevalence of exposure of people with disabilities to discrimination, the sources and nature of discrimination they face, and the personal and contextual factors associated with increased risk of exposure. Methods Secondary analysis of de-identified cross-sectional data from the three waves of the UK’s ‘Life Opportunities Survey’. Results In the UK (i) adults with disabilities were over three times more likely than their peers to be exposed to discrimination, (ii) the two most common sources of discrimination were strangers in the street and health staff and (iii) discrimination was more likely to be reported by participants who were younger, more highly educated, who were unemployed or economically inactive, who reported financial stress or material hardship and who had impairments associated with hearing, memory/speaking, dexterity, behavioural/mental health, intellectual/learning difficulties and breathing. Conclusions Discrimination faced by people with disabilities 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 programs that reduce discrimination experienced by people with disabilities.

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