Examination of Community Participation of Adults With Disabilities: Comparing Age and Disability Onset

  • Jessica Dashner
  • , Sandra Martina Espin-Tello
  • , Makenna Snyder
  • , Holly Hollingsworth
  • , Marian Keglovits
  • , Margaret L. Campbell
  • , Michelle Putnam
  • , Susan Stark

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Abstract

Objective: Explore community participation between adults with disabilities ⩽50 and >50 years and between early-(⩽40) and late-(>40) onset disability. Method: A survey examining participation was conducted with a national convenience sample of 692 community-dwelling adults with disabilities. Results: Participants ⩽50 reported presence of more (p <.05) environmental supports for work/volunteer/education and use of transportation. Participants >50 had higher (p <.01) visits to pharmacies; higher (p <.05) evaluative quality of participation (EQOP) at gas stations, exercise facilities, beauty salons/barbers, and use of transportation (p <.01); and more difficulty participating without assistance at grocery stores (p <.05) and gas stations (p <.01). The early-onset group reported higher (p <.05) EQOP at work/volunteer/education and homes of family/friends. The late-onset group reported higher (p <.01) EQOP at exercise facilities; more (p <.05) environmental supports at pharmacies, restaurants, grocery stores (p <.01), doctors’ offices (p ⩽.01), and beauty salons/barbers (p <.01); greater (p <.01) influence of pain/fatigue; and more difficulty without assistance at grocery stores (p <.05) and gas stations (p <.01). Discussion: Understanding these differences can improve interventions to support community participation of individuals aging with disabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169S-194S
JournalJournal of Aging and Health
Volume31
Issue number10_suppl
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2019

Keywords

  • age
  • community participation
  • disability
  • onset of disability

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