Striving Toward Equity in Health Care for People With Communication Disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Approximately 10% of the U.S. adult population has a speech, language, and/or voice disability, collectively referred to as communication disabilities. An increasing number of studies demonstrate that persons with communication disabilities have worse health and health care outcomes as compared to those without communication disabilities. Understanding the state of the science, including potential contributing factors is critical to begin to address the disparities.

Method

Applying a historical lens and integrating multiple models of disability provide a comprehensive perspective of the health and health care outcomes of persons with communication disabilities.

Results

Three phases for addressing health care disparities exist: detecting, understanding, and red

SUBMITTER: Morris MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9802569 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature