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Reproductive Cancer Treatment Hospitalizations of U.S. Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Parish, Susan L.; Son, Esther; Powell, Robyn M.; Igdalsky, Leah – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
There is a dearth of existing research on the treatment of reproductive cancers among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study analyzed the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample and compared the prevalence of reproductive cancer treatment hospitalization discharges among women with…
Descriptors: Cancer, Females, Incidence, Medical Services
Family Caregivers' Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening for Women with Intellectual Disability
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Swaine, Jamie G.; Dababnah, Sarah; Parish, Susan L.; Luken, Karen – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Women with intellectual disability do not receive cervical and breast cancer screening at the same number as women without disabilities. Numerous barriers to receipt of screening have been reported by individuals with intellectual disability, paid caregivers, nurses, and other medical professionals. This study utilized semi-structured qualitative…
Descriptors: Cancer, Medical Services, Females, Mental Retardation
Accuracy of Self-Reported Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening by Women with Intellectual Disability
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Son, Esther; Parish, Susan L.; Swaine, Jamie G.; Luken, Karen – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
This study examines the accuracy of self-report of cervical and breast cancer screening by women with intellectual disability ("n" ?=? 155). Data from face-to-face interviews and medical records were analyzed. Total agreement, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated. Total…
Descriptors: Cancer, Screening Tests, Females, Mental Retardation
Cervical and Breast Cancer-Screening Knowledge of Women with Developmental Disabilities
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Parish, Susan L.; Swaine, Jamie G.; Luken, Karen; Rose, Roderick A.; Dababnah, Sarah – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Women with developmental disabilities are significantly less likely than women without disabilities to receive cervical and breast cancer screening according to clinical guidelines. The reasons for this gap are not understood. The present study examined the extent of women's knowledge about cervical and breast cancer screening, with the intention…
Descriptors: Females, Health Promotion, Developmental Disabilities, Cancer
Cancer Screening Knowledge Changes: Results from a Randomized Control Trial of Women with Developmental Disabilities
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Parish, Susan L.; Rose, Roderick A.; Luken, Karen; Swaine, Jamie G.; O'Hare, Lindsey – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Background: Women with developmental disabilities are much less likely than nondisabled women to receive cervical and breast cancer screening according to clinical guidelines. One barrier to receipt of screenings is a lack of knowledge about preventive screenings. Method: To address this barrier, we used a randomized control trial (n = 175 women)…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Health Education, Females
Women with Cognitive Limitations Living in the Community: Evidence of Disability-Based Disparities in Health Care
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Parish, Susan L.; Saville, Alison Whisnant – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
Using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey for 2000 and 2002, we compared potential and realized use of health care for a national sample of working-age women with cognitive disabilities. Despite having similar likelihoods of potential access to health care as compared to nondisabled women, they had markedly worse rates of receiving…
Descriptors: Females, Access to Health Care, Comparative Analysis, Disability Discrimination