Disabilities

Research Findings

Research Activities, August 2008:
Low-income adults with physical disabilities face transportation, accessibility, and privacy barriers

Research Activities, July 2008:
One in four disabled seniors use risky or ineffective medicines

Research Activities, April 2008:
Conference on assisted living reveals its evolution, dearth of research, and quality of life for residents

Research Activities, January 2008:
Following recommended guidelines to manage cardiovascular disease improves patient outcomes
Informal caregiving for survivors of critical illness takes a toll on the health and lifestyle of caregivers

Research Activities, November 2007:
California Medicaid managed care plans would like to increase chronic disease care management programs

Research Activities, October 2007:
Black, Hispanic, and white patients with diabetes differ in performance of self-care behaviors to manage their disease

Research Activities, September 2007:
Parents of children with cancer are overly optimistic about a cure, but not about other outcomes of cancer therapy
Effectively treating other medical conditions in patients with HIV may reduce HIV's overall impact on functioning

Research Activities, August 2007:
Disability determinations for job-related low back pain have questionable validity and reflect racial inequities
Socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with lupus have less access to and use of health care

Research Activities, July 2007:
Studies examine the impact of rheumatic diseases on the ability to work

Research Activities, June 2007:
Information about health plans should be tailored to meet the diverse needs of people with disabilities
Patients find it difficult to adhere to warfarin therapy even when monitored at anticoagulation clinics

Research Activities, May 2007:
Women with disabilities report poorer health and more problems accessing health care than other women

Research Activities, January 2007:
Depression worsens the health and quality of life of people with diabetes
Clinical and social factors predict application for Social Security disability benefits by workers with back injuries

Research Activities, December 2006:
Studies examine factors influencing postoperative complications and functioning among patients undergoing hip fracture repair
Lack of health care options in rural communities poses substantial barriers to care for rural disabled adults

Research Activities, August 2006:
Studies highlight the value of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to inform trends in care costs, coverage, use, and access

Research Activities, June 2006:
Medicaid spending on outpatient drugs more than doubled in recent years

Research Activities, May 2006
Ethnicity, age, and living arrangements affect the use of assistive devices by people with impaired mobility
Medicaid managed care plans with case management programs may benefit children with disabilities more than fee-for-service plans

Research Activities, March 2006
Computerized medication alert systems may need to be more specific for home health care patients

Research Activities, October 2005:
Arthritis accounts for a substantial number of hospital admissions each year

Research Activities, August 2005:
Elderly individuals with financial problems face more disability and risk of death after hospital discharge

Research Activities, April 2005:
Informal caregiver characteristics influence the hospitalization and discharge of elderly women
Researchers describe ways to improve health care experiences for people who are blind or have low vision

Research Activities, February 2005:
Adding a breakfast portion to home-delivered meals can improve the lives of frail, homebound older adults

Research Activities, December 2004:
Although high-intensity pain has been linked to adverse outcomes, many hospitalized patients report severe pain as acceptable

Research Activities, November 2004
About 13 percent of U.S. children and 26 percent of those with disabilities or chronic illness see a specialist in a year

Research Activities, October 2004:
Researchers examine use of emergency care and depression-related disability among adults with diabetes

Research Activities, September 2004:
Interference of diabetes with social activities may be an early warning sign of subsequent disability

Research Activities, July 2004:
Most people who have chronic fatigue syndrome are underemployed or unemployed, and some can be considered disabled