Examining the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Social Distancing on the Health of People With Mobility Disabilities

This journal article seeks to understand the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the health and participation of people with mobility disabilities living in the community. The researchers surveyed 39 people with mobility disabilities on the effects of the pandemic on their health and access to health care. Results showed that many experiences were caused by lack of appropriate policies rather than the pandemic itself.

English
Disability area: 
Mobility
Life area: 
Health care
Project name: 
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Promoting Interventions for Community Living (RRTC/PICL)
Grant number: 
90RT5043
Product type: 
Journal article
Date published: 
2022-04-27
Collection: 
COVID-19