MENTAL HEALTH AND VITALITY AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
R. FEL
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Women With Physical Disabilities

Mental Health and Vitality among Canadian Women with Physical Disabilities

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
R. Feld ◽  
A. Colantonio ◽  
K. Yoshida ◽  
F. Odette
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Women With Physical Disabilities

This study investigated scores for mental health and vitality in a large community-based sample of women with physical disabilities. The scores from two subscales of the SF-36 were collected from 1,096 women with physical disabilities through a mailed survey regarding health and well-being. These scores were compared to normative data using t tests. The mean scores of the vitality subscale were significantly lower than that of the normed sample when analyzed by age groups. The mental health scores were significantly lower as well, except for one age group (65-74 yr.). These results suggest that health care workers should address aspects of mental health and energy when caring for women with physical disabilities, as these areas are often overlooked in this population. Health promotion programs aimed at these topics should be designed specifically for this population as well.

scholarly journals Relationship between Sleep Duration Trajectories and Self-Rated Depressive Symptoms in South Koreans with Physical Disabilities

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Su Jeong Yi ◽  
Yoo Mi Jeong ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Bayes Factor ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
The Relationship

Physically disabled persons can have sleep problems, which affects their mental health more than those in non-disabled people. However, there are few studies on the relationship between sleep duration and mental health targeting physically disabled people in South Korea, and existing studies on the disabled have mostly used data collected from convenience rather than nationally representative samples, limiting the generalization of the results. This study used data from the second wave of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED, 2016–2018, 1st–3rd year). Participants included 1851 physically disabled individuals. The Chi-square test and generalized estimating equation (GEE) were used and the Akaike information criterion (AIC) value and the AIC log Bayes factor approximation were used to select sleep trajectories. This is the first study to elucidate multiple sleep trajectories in physically disabled people in Korea, and the relationship between sleep duration trajectories and self-rated depressive symptoms. People with physical disabilities who sleep more than 9 h have the highest risk of depression and need more intensive management as a priority intervention.

scholarly journals Maternity care experiences of women with physical disabilities: A systematic review

Midwifery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 102938
Author(s):  
Mariëlle Heideveld-Gerritsen ◽  
Maartje van Vulpen ◽  
Martine Hollander ◽  
Sabine Oude Maatman ◽  
Henrietta Ockhuijsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Women With Physical Disabilities

Barriers to Reproductive Health Maintenance Among Women with Physical Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 505-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARGARET A. NOSEK ◽  
MARY ELLEN YOUNG ◽  
DIANA H. RINTALA ◽  
CAROL A. HOWLAND ◽  
CATHERINE CLUBB FOLEY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Women With Physical Disabilities

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Comparison of Tamale and Salt Lake City Experience of Unemployed Women With Physical Disabilities

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Augustina Naami
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
The United States ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Women With Physical Disabilities

<p>Gender and disability interacts to create several challenges and vulnerabilities for women with disabilities. This paper explores and compares the daily experiences of unemployed women with physical disabilities in Tamale-Ghana and Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States.</p><p>Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 women with physical disabilities about their experiences with employment, unemployment and how unemployment affects their lives. Outcome suggests that the women encounter several challenges in their daily lives relating to mobility, family relationships, income, social participation and living arrangement. While some of the experiences undoubtedly differ between the two studies, some, interestingly, were similar across the two geographic regions regardless of the cultural differences.</p>

scholarly journals Age categories differences in subjective quality of life of women with physical disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-130
Author(s):  
Dagmar Nemček ◽  
Patrícia Shtin Baňárová ◽  
Petra Kurková
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Women With Physical Disabilities

Abstract Objective The objective of the study was to analyse and compare the subjective quality of life (S-QoL) of women with physical disabilities (PDs) through satisfaction with the quality of life domains and the overall quality of life assessment. Methods The sample comprised of women with PDs (n=137), divided into 4 age categories: 19-29 yrs. (n=53); 30-44 yrs. (n=25); 45-59 yrs. (n=24) and over 60 yrs. (n=35). The Subjective Quality of Life Analyses questionnaire and the WHO User Manual were used as a primary research method. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to assess the differences between QoLDs, Kruskal Wallis test to assess differences in S-QoL among four independent groups and Mann Whitney U-test between two age categories. Results The highest satisfaction in all age categories of women was found in the social relations domain, and in the 19-29 yr-old women equally in the social relations and physical health domains. The highest dissatisfaction was reported with the psychological health and environment domains. The key finding is that the main differences are between the youngest category (aged 19-29 yrs) and the three older categories with regard to physical health, environment and overall QoL. Conclusions It is necessary to continue this line of research with a greater focus on exploring the ways in which the psychological health domain can be improved as an integral part of S-QoL, and to also focus on the QoL indicators that make up the environment domain and search for ways to enhance these.

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