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Assessing factors associated with social connectedness in adults with mobility disabilities
dc.contributor.author | Hall, Jean P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kurth, Noelle K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goddard, Kelsey S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-12T20:56:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-12T20:56:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hall JP, Kurth NK, Goddard KS. Assessing factors associated with social connectedness in adults with mobility disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2022 Jan;15(1S):101206. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101206. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/33598 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical disability | en_US |
dc.subject | Loneliness | en_US |
dc.subject | Social isolation | en_US |
dc.subject | Community participation | en_US |
dc.title | Assessing factors associated with social connectedness in adults with mobility disabilities | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Hall, Jean P. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Kurth, Noelle K. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Goddard, Kelsey S. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTCIL) | en_US |
kusw.kudepartment | Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies (IHDPS) | en_US |
kusw.kudepartment | Life Span Institute | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101206 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |
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