Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities: development of a novel survey
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities: development of a novel survey
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DOI:
10.1007/s00038-020-01433-z
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发表时间:
2020-07-23
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Ehrlich, Joshua R.
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作者:
Bernard, Alec;Weiss, Sara;Ehrlich, Joshua R.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and accompanying disease-mitigation measures have had an unprecedented global impact. As of the time of writing, the WHO identifies over 10.1 million global cases (2.5 million US) and more than 500,000 fatalities (126,000 US)(World Health Organization 2020a, b; Centers for Disease Control 2020).The WHO defines disability as ‘‘any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them’’(World Health Organization 2020a, b). Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, persons with disabilities (PWD) were at greater risk for difficulties