Journal
FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH
Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 6-21Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200401000-00003
Keywords
disability; functional limitation; health assessment; health definition; independence; physical impairment; qualitative methodology; wellness; women
Funding
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R01HD035051] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NICHD NIH HHS [HD35051] Funding Source: Medline
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Researchers used qualitative research methods to explore determinants of and barriers to the health of women with physical disabilities. Semistructured, open-ended interviews were conducted with one focus group (n = 9) and 9 individual women with various physical disabilities. Participants: (1) defined physical health as a correlate of functional capacity, (2) noted the importance of a positive mental state; (3) recognized the effect of having or lacking social support; (4) described the role of health behaviors in health promotion, as adapted to their functional limitations; and (5) described problems with their medical practitioners' lack of knowledge. Barriers included certain disability characteristics, stress, inadequate social support, societal attitudes, and lack of resources.
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