Disabled people's experiences accessing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.
In: BMC Health Services Research, Jg. 23 (2023-04-06), Heft 1, S. 1-38
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Background: Disruptions to healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic are well-recognised problems. However, a dearth of research exists on disabled people's experiences with accessing these services. A scoping review was undertaken to identify and explore research on the experience of disabled people in accessing healthcare services between 2020 and 6 February 2023. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and OVID were employed to search for research that included the voice of disabled people, or their parents or caregivers. Over two distinct phases, a total of 2,201 articles were reviewed according to article titles, keywords, and abstracts. Eighty-one studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria; these were reviewed in full. Results: Eighteen studies specifically described the experiences of accessing healthcare or disability services, and sixty-three raised healthcare challenges as a secondary consideration. Many disabled people struggled to access healthcare services and felt they were invisible; as a result, individuals' mental health was negatively affected. Disabled people with compounding vulnerabilities were at the most risk of experiencing a lack of healthcare access. Conclusions: There is an urgent need for research and policy that is responsive to disabled people's access to healthcare during the pandemic; currently many health policies are 'disability-blind' and exclude these members of the global community. Furthermore, to assist in creating disability-responsive research, funding needs to prioritise researchers within the disabled community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Disabled people's experiences accessing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | McBride-Henry, Karen ; Nazari Orakani, Solmaz ; Good, Gretchen ; Roguski, Michael ; Officer, Tara N. |
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Zeitschrift: | BMC Health Services Research, Jg. 23 (2023-04-06), Heft 1, S. 1-38 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1472-6963 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12913-023-09336-4 |
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