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Disability, resources, role demands and mobility handicap

P A McDonough1, E M Badley, A Tennant

  • 1Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, Wellesley Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.

Disability and Rehabilitation
|April 1, 1995
PubMed
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Social factors like car availability and job obligations can reduce the impact of walking disability on mobility handicap. This highlights the importance of environmental resources and social roles for individuals with disabilities.

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Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation research
  • Disability studies
  • Social determinants of health

Background:

  • Disability research often overlooks the interplay between impairments and environmental factors.
  • The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH) framework suggests social context influences disability impact.
  • Conceptualizing the relationship between disability and environmental features requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how social factors influence the impact of disability on mobility handicap.
  • To determine if resources and social role obligations moderate the relationship between walking disability and mobility handicap.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from a 1986 probability sample of 570 individuals with disabilities in Calderdale, England.

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  • Employed multiple-regression models to analyze the impact of social factors on mobility handicap.
  • Examined resources (e.g., car availability, help from others) and social role obligations (e.g., job, visiting relatives).

    • Main Results:

    • Car availability in the household significantly reduced the impact of walking disability on mobility handicap.
    • School or job obligations also mitigated the effect of walking disability on mobility handicap.
    • Other examined impairments, resources, and social role demands did not show a similar moderating effect.

    Conclusions:

    • Environmental resources and social role obligations are critical moderators of disability impact.
    • The findings support the need to integrate social and environmental factors into disability research and conceptual models.
    • Future research should focus on identifying personal and social resources that buffer disability's effects on individuals' lives.