Mental Health and Vitality among Canadian Women with Physical Disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13650434 |
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| Authors | Ross Feld (corresponding author), Angela Colantonio (0000-0003-2094-4765, American Physical Therapy Association), Kazushige Yoshida (0000-0003-0003-4852, American Physical Therapy Association), Fran Odette (American Physical Therapy Association) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-83 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.1.75 |
| PMID | 14563031 |
| OpenAlex | W2124680139 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This study investigated scores for mental health and vitality in a large community-based sample of women with physical disabilities. The scores from two subscales of the SF-36 were collected from 1,096 women with physical disabilities through a mailed survey regarding health and well-being. These scores were compared to normative data using t tests. The mean scores of the vitality subscale were significantly lower than that of the normed sample when analyzed by age groups. The mental health scores were significantly lower as well, except for one age group (65-74 yr.). These results suggest that health care workers should address aspects of mental health and energy when caring for women with physical disabilities, as these areas are often overlooked in this population. Health promotion programs aimed at these topics should be designed specifically for this population as well
Environmental health · Health promotion · Mental health · Normative · Physical health · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Sample (material · Vitality · Clinical Psychology · Health and Wellbeing Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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