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ArticleFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2023

Needs of an uninsured equity-deserving minority patient cohort with physical disabilities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

D Claus, C Draganich, J Berliner, W Niehaus, J Berliner, D Magnusson, A C Smith

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Article in Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

D ClausDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
C DraganichDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
J BerlinerCraig Hospital, Englewood, CO, United States.
W NiehausDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
J BerlinerSchool of Physical Therapy, Regis University, Denver, CO, United States.
D MagnussonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
A C SmithDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
University of Colorado Denver · USRegis University · US

Funding

Improving mechanistic understanding of responsiveness to spinal cord stimulation after spinal cord injuryK01HD106928 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SMITH, ANDREW CRAIG · 2022 to 2025
$508k
NICHD NIH HHS K01 HD106928
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Patients with disabilities and those from diverse equity-deserving backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by the SARS COV-2 ("COVID-19") pandemic. Objective: To describe the significant needs and social determinants of health that affected a group of uninsured patients (from equity-deserving groups) with rehabilitation diagnoses during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Retrospective cohort study utilizing a telephone-based needs assessment from April to October, 2020. Setting: Free interdisciplinary rehabilitation clinic serving patients with physical disabilities from equity-deserving minority backgrounds. Participants: 51 uninsured, diverse patients with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations, strokes, and other diagnoses requiring interdisciplinary rehabilitation care. Methods: Using a non-structured approach, telephone-based needs assessments were collected monthly. Reported needs were summarized into themes and the frequencies of each theme were recorded. Results: From the total number of concerns, medical issues were reported with the highest frequency (46%), followed by equipment needs (30%) and mental health concerns (30%). Other frequently mentioned needs centered around themes of rent, employment, and supplies. Rent and employment were more frequently cited in earlier months, and equipment problems were more frequently cited in later months. A minority of patients reported they had no needs, some of whom had acquired insurance. Conclusions: Our objective was to describe the needs of a racially and ethnically diverse set of uninsured individuals with physical disabilities seen at a specialized interdisciplinary rehabilitation pro bono clinic during the early months of COVID-19. Medical issues, equipment needs, and mental health concerns were the top three needs. To optimally serve them, care providers must be aware of current and future needs for their underserved patients, especially if future lockdowns occur.

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access to health careamputationbrain injuriesinterdisciplinary/multidisciplinaryminority healthrehabilitationspinal cord injuriesstroke

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PMCPMC9981779
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