Health promotion needs of young people with disabilities--a population study.
Health promotion needs of young people with disabilities--a population study.
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残疾年轻人的健康促进需求——一项人口研究。
DOI:
10.1080/096382800296593
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
A. Bauman
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文献类型:
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作者:
A. Hogan;L. McLellan;A. Bauman
PURPOSE
Few research studies have sought to examine the health promotion needs of young people with disabilities. This paper reports the association between self-reported disability and various health behaviours (tobacco and alcohol use, physical activity, sedentary activities) psycho-social outcomes and school satisfaction.
METHOD
Cluster stratified random sampling was combined with a cross-sectional descriptive design to obtain 3918 school students attending year 6 (primary school), year 8 and year 10 (high school) throughout New South Wales (Australia), to complete a self-administered questionnaire.
RESULTS
The prevalence of self-reported disability among this student sample was 5.8%. The most frequently reported disabilities were physical, sensory and learning disabilities. Students with disabilities reported similar health and educational outcomes as their able-bodied peers. However, they also reported lower levels of school satisfaction, greater voluntary absenteeism and were more likely to get drunk or smoke cigarettes. Students with disabilities reported higher levels of psycho-social distress. They were also as physically active as other students, but also spent more time engaged in sedentary activities.
CONCLUSION
Students with self-reported disabilities exhibit attitudes and behaviours that are consistent with studies of students who are alienated from their school communities. Community-based health promotion interventions are required to address these issues in order to prevent the onset of secondary disease processes or additional disability.