ArticleDisability and health journal2022
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial well-being of people with disabilities.
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- Can mobile-health applications contribute to long-term increase in physical activity after medical rehabilitation?-A pilot-study.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Incidence and persistence of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with and without disability.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Article
- COVID-19, people with disabilities, and the Italian government recovery: investigating the impact and promoting psychological resources to prevent future emergencies.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Living with a Pandemic from Psycho-Social Perspectives: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- COVID-19 Related Shifts in Social Interaction, Connection, and Cohesion Impact Psychosocial Health: Longitudinal Qualitative Findings from COVID-19 Treatment Trial Engaged Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Differences in Unfavorable Lifestyle Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic between People with and without Disabilities in Finland: Psychological Distress as a Mediator.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Behavioral compliance with preventive health measures for students with and without hearing disability during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBefore the COVID-19 pandemic, people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities were at a higher risk of lower psychosocial well-being than people without disabilities. It is, therefore, of great importance to investigate whether the pandemic has exacerbated this difference.
objectiveThis study examines whether people with disabilities (categorized as mobility, vision, hearing, cognitive, and any disabilities) report more COVID-19-related negative effects on psychosocial well-being (loneliness, decreased social contact, decreased hope for the future, concerns about being infected) than people without disabilities.
methodsWe analyzed population-based data from the Finnish Health, Welfare, and Services (FinSote) survey carried out in 2020-2021 (N = 22 165, age 20+). Logistic regression models were applied, controlling for the effects of age, sex, partnership, living alone, and education.
resultsAll disability groups, except those with vision disabilities, reported significantly more often that the pandemic increased loneliness than people without disabilities. There were no significant differences between the disability groups and people without disabilities in decreased social contacts. People with only mobility and cognitive disabilities reported significantly more often that the pandemic decreased their hope for the future than those without disabilities. All disability groups were more often concerned about being infected than people without disabilities, but this effect was not significant among people 75 or older.
conclusionThe psychosocial well-being of people with specific types of disabilities should receive special attention during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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