ReviewLancet regional health. Americas2024
Access to general health care among people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review of quantitative research.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the association between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults from Latin America.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Encouraging positive psychology among adults with physical disabilities through caregiver collaboration: a community-based quasi-experimental study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Factors associated with morbidities among persons with disabilities in Malaysia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The compounding burden of disability in Mexico: social protection gaps, chronic disease excess, and prospective mortality from national open data sources.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Low back pain among the working-age population: from the global burden of disease study 2021.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Inclusive health for people with disabilities in Chile: a national health system assessment.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Perceptions of primary care services among Afro-Peruvians in Lima, Peru.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Assessing the impact of disabilities on healthcare access among Sudanese refugees in Egypt during the 2023 crisis: a discriminant analysis approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among Women with Disabilities: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in Chile.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Inclusion of people with disabilities in Chilean health policy: a policy analysis.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
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Abstract
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), there are 85 million people with disabilities (PwD). They often experience barriers accessing healthcare and die, on average, 10-20 years earlier than those without disabilities. This study aimed to systematically review the quantitative literature on access to general healthcare among PwD, compared to those without disabilities, in LAC. A systematic review and narrative synthesis was conducted. We searched in EMBASE, MEDLINE, LILACS, MedCarib, PsycINFO, SciELO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Eligible articles were peer-reviewed, published between January 2000 and April 2023, and compared healthcare access (utilization, coverage, quality, affordability) between PwD and without disabilities in LAC. The search retrieved 16,538 records and 30 studies were included, most of which had a medium or high risk of bias (n = 23; 76%). Overall, the studies indicated that PwD use healthcare services more than those without disabilities. Some evidence indicated that women with disabilities were less likely to have received cancer screening. Limited evidence showed that health services affordability and quality were lower among PwD. In LAC, PwD appear to experience health inequities, although large gaps exist in the current evidence. Harmonization of disability and health access data collection is urgently needed to address this issue.
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