Health care utilization in young adults with childhood physical disabilities: a nationally representative prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young people with physical disabilities face barriers to accessing health care; however, few studies have followed adolescents with physical disabilities longitudinally through the transition of care into adulthood. The objective of this study was to investigate differences in health care utilization between adolescents with physical disabilities and those without during the transition period from adolescent to adult care.

Methods

We utilized the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a prospective cohort study following adolescents ages 11-18 at baseline (1994-1995) through adulthood. Baseline physical disability status was defined as difficulty using limbs, using assistive devices or braces, or having an artificial limb; controls met none of

SUBMITTER: Fergus KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9413894 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature