Disabilities

Research Findings

Research Activities, August 2012:
Bowel incontinence and other clinical factors predict the development of pressure ulcers

Research Activities, July 2012:
Key treatments for high blood pressure and high blood lipids do not reduce elderly patients' risk of limited mobility
Study identifies demographic and clinical factors related to fractures among older Americans
Hard-of-hearing individuals more likely to report difficulties in accessing care

Research Activities, June 2012:
Patients recovering in the hospital from total knee or hip replacement have increased risk of falls

Research Activities, May 2012:
Children with special health care needs with disabilities have greater unmet health care needs than those without disabilities

Research Activities, April 2012:
Improving quality of care for falls and urinary incontinence also improves quality of life in elderly patients

Research Activities, March 2012:
Evidence lacking on how to match wheelchairs with patients

Research Activities, February 2012:
Depression, hearing impairment, and health literacy influence older adults' abilities to self-manage their care

Research Activities, January 2012:
Lower educational level increases the likelihood of preclinical changes in mobility in older women
Potential role of physical therapy in ICU patients

Research Activities, December 2011:
Human factors challenges in home health care
Three Publications Highlight Human Factors Research
Deaf patients who use American Sign Language receive more preventive care if their clinician also uses sign language

Research Activities, April 2011:
Some adults with disabilities covered by Medicaid have significant out-of-pocket health expenses

Research Activities, October 2010:
Project helps those with spinal cord injury identify community and environmental barriers

Research Activities, June 2010:
Disadvantages in housing, food, and health care all predict health declines in older Americans
Medicaid MCOs don't boost care access for the disabled or lower Medicaid expenditures

Research Activities, April 2010:
Common sleep disorder contributes to work disability and need to modify work duties

Research Activities, March 2010:
Wellness education and physical therapy improve health and functioning of persons with multiple sclerosis
Lower socioeconomic status in childhood linked to racial differences in disability during adulthood

Research Activities, December 2009:
Better educational materials are needed to boost the health literacy of individuals who are deaf

Research Activities, July 2009:
Dramatic changes in family structure have altered the care of disabled elderly parents

Research Activities, February 2009:
Care quality and treatment differences may underlie greater functional disability among older blacks and Latinos

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