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The Health and Economic Well-Being of US Mothers with Intellectual Impairments
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Powell, Robyn M.; Parish, Susan L.; Akobirshoev, Ilhom – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: While the United States has seen increased attention by policymakers on the rights of parents with disabilities, there is limited understanding of the health and economic well-being of parents with intellectual impairments. This study compares the health and economic well-being of mothers with and without intellectual impairments.…
Descriptors: Health, Well Being, Mothers, Toddlers
State Medicaid Spending and Financial Burden of Families Raising Children with Autism
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Parish, Susan L.; Thomas, Kathleen C.; Rose, Roderick; Kilany, Mona; Shattuck, Paul T. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
We examined the association between state Medicaid spending for children with disabilities and the financial burden reported by families of children with autism. Child and family data were from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (n = 2,011 insured children with autism). State characteristics were from public…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Health Problems, Autism, Expenditures
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Quality of Health Care among Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Magana, Sandra; Parish, Susan L.; Rose, Roderick A.; Timberlake, Maria; Swaine, Jamie G. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
We examined racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care for children with autism and other developmental disabilities and whether disparities varied for children with autism compared to children with other developmental disabilities. Analyzing data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (N = 4,414), we compared…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Health Problems, Autism, Developmental Disabilities
Measuring Material Hardship among the US Population of Women with Disabilities Using Latent Class Analysis
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Rose, Roderick A.; Parish, Susan L.; Yoo, Joan P. – Social Indicators Research, 2009
We use data from the 2002 wave of the National Survey of America's Families to develop and validate discrete measures of material hardship that can be used to examine the difficulties that vulnerable populations such as people with disabilities have in making ends meet. Using latent class analysis, we estimate two measurement models:…
Descriptors: Females, Disabilities, Housing, Validity
Perspectives on Health Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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Parish, Susan L.; Moss, Kathryn; Richman, Erica L. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
A focus group study was conducted with individuals with developmental disabilities to understand their perspectives on their health status, health promotion behaviors, and health care services they receive. The majority of participants reported good to excellent health, and all had some form of medical insurance. However, participants reported…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Health Needs, Health Promotion, Focus Groups
Health Care for Women with Disabilities: Population-Based Evidence of Disparities
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Parish, Susan L.; Huh, Jungwon – Health & Social Work, 2006
Despite having similar or better potential access to health care, women with disabilities experience worse health care and worse preventive care than nondisabled women. This study examined the health care of a national probability sample of 8,721 disabled and 45,522 nondisabled women living in the United States. Logistic regression models,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Females, Disabilities, Health Services