This article discusses the meaning and philosophical basis of disability discrimination in health care. It focuses on aspects of language that influence discourse about disability and affect the experiences of people with disabilities. Reference is made to the experiences of those who have an autism spectrum condition, with a specific focus on three NHS employees with Asperger syndrome, in relation to disability discrimination. The implications for nurses and nursing are discussed. Recommendations are made for awareness raising and training.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.5.40.e9983 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Perceptual filters: Exploring disability and ableism's cognitive framework.
J Family Med Prim Care
November 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ableism, akin to other forms of discrimination such as sexism and racism, is increasingly recognized as a pervasive societal concern directed towards individuals with disabilities. This scholarly inquiry delineates the operational definition, manifestations, and ramifications of ableism, with a specific focus on its manifestations within healthcare settings. It underscores the critical need for targeted interventions aimed at mitigating biases among healthcare professionals and promoting inclusivity within healthcare delivery systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and Validation of a Nutritional Frailty Phenotype for Older Adults Based on Risk Prediction Model: Results From a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study.
J Am Med Dir Assoc
December 2024
School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, China. Electronic address:
Objectives: Malnutrition is generally studied to be involved in outlining hazard frailty trajectories, resulting in adverse outcomes. In view of frailty's multidimensional nature, we aimed to assess the contribution of nutritional items in existing frailty tools to adverse outcomes, and develop and validate a nutritional frailty phenotype based on machine learning.
Design: A population-based prospective cohort study.
A Parsimonious Approach to Remediate Concerns about QALY-Based Discrimination.
Med Decis Making
December 2024
NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA.
Important barriers to the use of QALYs in the United States include concerns about disability and age discrimination.Modifications to the utility function underlying QALYs have been proposed to mitigate these concerns, but some find them challenging to consider and/or to apply.Unrelated to these concerns, QALYs have been adapted within the framework of distributional cost-effectiveness analysis to allow consideration of inequality as well as efficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors that inhibit the social involvement of children with autism: perspectives of parents in the Cape Coast metropolis.
BMC Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Background: Many countries, including Ghana, continue to face challenges concerning the social involvement of persons with disabilities such as autism. This study investigated the factors that inhibit the social involvement of children with autism in the Cape Coast Metropolis.
Methods: The study was conducted in the Cape Coast metropolis.
Chronic conditions among transgender Medicare beneficiaries: Variation by race, ethnicity, and Medicaid dual-enrollment.
Disabil Health J
December 2024
Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults experience disability at twice the rate of cisgender (non-TGD) adults in the US. TGD people of color and low-income TGD people experience intersecting discrimination that may compound chronic conditions and disability. To our knowledge, no research has focused on chronic conditions among TGD Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!