ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Decreasing health disparities for people with disabilities through improved communication strategies and awareness.
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28 citing papers in PubMed.
- Communication Barriers in Patient-Provider Interactions in Health Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Doctor-Patient Communication and Sensory Disabilities among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from NHATS.Research square · 2026Article
- Doctor-Patient Communication and Sensory Disabilities among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from NHATS.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Technology-Enabled Cognitive Strategy Intervention for Secondary Stroke Prevention: A Feasibility Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A dearth of disability-related competencies in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Milestones 2.0.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The extent to which family doctors have the ability to deal with patients with disabilities.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative assessment of oral health knowledge and dental behavior among individuals with and without hearing impairments in Jordan.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Reducing health disparities in providing care services in the intensive care unit: a critical ethnographic study.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Breaking barriers: improving mammography screening accessibility and quality of care for breast cancer women with disabilities in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Shared Decision-Making at the Intersection of Disability, Culture, and Language Accessibility: An Educational Session for Medical Students.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024Article
- Changes in LEND trainees' understanding and application of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- "Pain is not typically taken into consideration due to him being nonverbal"- emergency department experiences among persons with disabilities: a mixed methods study in Kingston, Ontario.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Impact of Disability Status on Mortality in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Nationwide Study Focusing on Regional Disparities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Management in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Advances in medicine · 2023Review
- The intersectional importance of race/ethnicity, disability, and age in flu vaccine uptake for U.S. adults.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Communication experiences of healthcare students whilst managing adults with communication disorders.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Article
- Strategies For Enhancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Medical School Admissions-A Canadian Medical School's Journey.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Doctors and Disability: Improving Inclusion in Medical Education.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2022Article
- Collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of healthcare resources among people with disabilities.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Pap Testing in Women with Disabilities and Serious Mental Illnesses: Thirty Years After the Americans with Disabilities Act.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
Factors influencing access to health care among people with disabilities (PWD) include: attitudes of health care providers and the public, physical barriers, miscommunication, income level, ethnic/minority status, insurance coverage, and lack of information tailored to PWD. Reducing health care disparities in a population with complex needs requires implementation at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. This review article discusses common barriers to health care access from the patient and provider perspective, particularly focusing on communication barriers and how to address and ameliorate them. Articles utilized in this review were published from 2005 to present in MEDLINE and CINAHL and written in English that focused on people with disabilities. Topics searched for in the literature include: disparities and health outcomes, health care dissatisfaction, patient-provider communication and access issues. Ineffective communication has significant impacts for PWD. They frequently believe that providers are not interested in, or sensitive to their particular needs and are less likely to seek care or to follow up with recommendations. Various strategies for successful improvement of health outcomes for PWD were identified including changing the way health care professionals are educated regarding disabilities, improving access to health care services, and enhancing the capacity for patient centered care.
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