Impairment and Disability Identity and Perceptions of Trust, Respect, and Fairness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most studies use impaired functioning alone to specify populations with disabilities. However, some people with functional impairments do not identify as disabled. With functional status-based definitions, studies have shown disparate care quality for people with disabilities.

Objective

To examine whether impairment and disability identity have different associations with perceived health care experiences and explore factors associated with disability identification.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used a nationally representative survey of US adults conducted from April 20 through May 31, 2021, and analyzed between June 1 and August 31, 2022. Survey participants were 1822 English- or Spanish-speaking adults responding either on

SUBMITTER: Salinger MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517379 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature