Secondary conditions and women with physical disabilities: A descriptive study

Coyle, Catherine; Santiago, Mayra C.; Shank, John; Grace, X.; Boyd, Rosangela

doi:10.1053/apmr.2000.9169

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“…27,28 We acknowledge that the unique physiology of the transplanted heart may contribute to the subjective feelings of fatigue experienced by some of the patients in our study; however, these variables are beyond the scope of our study and have been investigated in previous literature. 28,29 The limitations of this study are 2-fold. First, the small sample size limits the statistical validity of our findings.…”

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Physical and psychological attributes of fatigue in female heart transplant recipients

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et al. 2004

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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Background:The attributes of fatigue after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) are poorly understood. We conducted this study to assess the prevalence, severity and correlates of fatigue among female OHT survivors. Methods:Fifty women (age 54.7 Ϯ 13.0 years) from a single heart transplant center, who underwent OHT 5.1 Ϯ 4.4 (mean Ϯ SD) years earlier, completed a battery of questionnaires including the Profile of Mood States-fatigue sub-scale to assess levels of fatigue, the Beck Depression Inventory to measure depression, and the Short Form-36 to measure functional status and mental health. Demographic and clinical data were obtained from self-reports and medical chart reviews. Results:Women reported mean scores of 15.7 Ϯ 6.8 (range 3 to 27), 13.

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Physical and psychological attributes of fatigue in female heart transplant recipients

Reyes

Evangelista

Doering

et al. 2004

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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“…Time constraints because of competing demands during primary care visits may play a major role, namely a focus on acute medical management of the patient's chronic conditions or disabilities. 6,15,[18][19][20][21] Physical limitations, both in getting to physicians' offices and within physicians' offices, such as getting on the examination table, have also been identified as potentially influencing screening practices for women with disabilities. 8,[22][23][24][25] Physicians' "self-identified lack of confidence" (in appropriately treating patients with disabilities) has been noted in the literature.…”

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Screening for cervical cancer in women with disability and multimorbidity: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

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Background: People with disability, multiple chronic conditions or both may experience challenges in accessing primary care. We aimed to determine the association between appropriate cervical cancer screening and level of disability among women eligible for screening in Ontario and the influence of relevant sociodemographic and health-related variables, including level of morbidity (measured by number of chronic conditions), on screening. Methods:We used multiple linked databases, including 2 waves of the Canadian Community Health Survey (2005 and 2007/08). Of the 22 824 women included in the study, 7600 reported some level of disability. We used Ontario Health Insurance Plan fee codes to identify appropriate cervical cancer screening.Results: Compared with women without disability, women with disability were older, less educated, had lower income and had more chronic conditions (36.2% had at least 2 conditions v. 8.4% of women without disability). Women with no disability and no chronic conditions were more frequently screened appropriately than those with severe disability and 2 or more chronic conditions (64.5% v. 39.8%). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, age, rurality, education, marital status and household income were each independently associated with cervical cancer screening. There was a significant interaction between level of morbidity and level of disability. Women with a higher level of disability were less likely to be screened than women with lower level of disability as their level of morbidity increased. Conclusion:The rate of screening for cervical cancer is low among women with both disability and multimorbidity. Policymakers should note these results as they work toward improving cancer screening rates for an aging population with complex medical needs. AbstractCMAJ OPEN, 2(4) E241

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“…The greater use of medicines among persons with physical disabilities could have resulted from their health status, promoting this greater use due to the comorbidities to which they are exposed. 6 This could indicate that a disability or debilitating process in itself may be more closely associated with greater use of medicines.…”

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Uso de medicamentos por pessoas com deficiências em áreas do estado de São Paulo

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Secondary conditions and women with physical disabilities: A descriptive study

Cited by 94 publications

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Physical and psychological attributes of fatigue in female heart transplant recipients

Physical and psychological attributes of fatigue in female heart transplant recipients

Screening for cervical cancer in women with disability and multimorbidity: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Uso de medicamentos por pessoas com deficiências em áreas do estado de São Paulo

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