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Association between perceived discrimination and healthcare-seeking behavior in people with a disability

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dc.contributor.author Moscoso-Porras, Miguel G.
dc.contributor.author Alvarado, German F.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4006
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Experiences of discrimination lead people from vulnerable groups to avoid medical healthcare. It is yet to be known if such experiences affect people with disabilities (PWD) in the same manner. OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between perceived discrimination and healthcare-seeking behavior in people with disabilities and to explore differences of this association across disability types. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study with data from a national survey of people with disabilities. Perceived discrimination and care-seeking behavior were measured as self-reports from the survey. Dependence for daily life activities, possession of health insurance, and other disability-related variables were included and considered as confounders. We used Poisson regression models and techniques for multistage sampling in the analyses. A stratified analysis was used to explore effects of discrimination across types of disability. RESULTS: Most of PWD were 65 years or older (67.1%). Prevalence of healthcare seeking was 78.8% in those who perceived discrimination, and 86.1% in those who did not. After adjusting for potential confounders, the probability of not seeking care was higher in people who reported perceived discrimination (adjusted PR = 1.15; 95%CI: 1.04-1.28). In a stratified analysis, significant effects of discrimination were found in people with communication disability (adjusted PR = 1.34, 95%CI: 1.07-1.67) and with physical disability (adjusted PR = 1.17, 95%CI: 1.03-1.34). CONCLUSIONS: People with disabilities who perceive discrimination are less likely to seek healthcare. This association was higher for people with communication and physical disabilities. These results provide evidence to institutions who attempt to tackle discrimination. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Disability and Health Journal
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Adolescent en_US
dc.subject Adult en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Young Adult en_US
dc.subject Aged en_US
dc.subject Middle Aged en_US
dc.subject Disability en_US
dc.subject Health Services Accessibility en_US
dc.subject Aged, 80 and over en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject Patient Acceptance of Health Care en_US
dc.subject Care-seeking behavior en_US
dc.subject Disabled Persons en_US
dc.subject Perceived discrimination en_US
dc.subject Poisson Distribution en_US
dc.subject Self Report en_US
dc.subject Social Discrimination en_US
dc.subject Social Perception en_US
dc.title Association between perceived discrimination and healthcare-seeking behavior in people with a disability en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.04.002
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1876-7583


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