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Using Two Disability Measures to Compare Physical Inactivity Among US Adults With Disabilities

Prevalence of health behaviors among adults with disabilities may vary by disability measure. We used data from the 2011–2015 National Health Interview Survey to estimate prevalence of physical inactivity by disability status using 2 measures of disability: Basic Actions Difficulty questions (BADQ)...

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Autores principales: McGuire, Dana Olzenak, Watson, Kathleen B., Carroll, Dianna D., Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A., Carlson, Susan A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29346064
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170261
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description Prevalence of health behaviors among adults with disabilities may vary by disability measure. We used data from the 2011–2015 National Health Interview Survey to estimate prevalence of physical inactivity by disability status using 2 measures of disability: Basic Actions Difficulty questions (BADQ) and a standard 6-question measure (6Q). Disability prevalence (BADQ, 31.1%; 6Q, 17.5%) and inactivity prevalence among adults with disability (BADQ, 42.9%; 6Q, 52.5%) and without disability (BADQ, 24.3%; 6Q, 26.2%) varied by measure; however, both measures highlight inactivity disparities for adults with disability. Disability measures influence physical inactivity estimates and are important for guiding surveillance and health promotion activities for adults with disabilities.
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spelling pubmed-57743082018-02-01 Using Two Disability Measures to Compare Physical Inactivity Among US Adults With Disabilities McGuire, Dana Olzenak Watson, Kathleen B. Carroll, Dianna D. Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A. Carlson, Susan A. Prev Chronic Dis Brief Prevalence of health behaviors among adults with disabilities may vary by disability measure. We used data from the 2011–2015 National Health Interview Survey to estimate prevalence of physical inactivity by disability status using 2 measures of disability: Basic Actions Difficulty questions (BADQ) and a standard 6-question measure (6Q). Disability prevalence (BADQ, 31.1%; 6Q, 17.5%) and inactivity prevalence among adults with disability (BADQ, 42.9%; 6Q, 52.5%) and without disability (BADQ, 24.3%; 6Q, 26.2%) varied by measure; however, both measures highlight inactivity disparities for adults with disability. Disability measures influence physical inactivity estimates and are important for guiding surveillance and health promotion activities for adults with disabilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5774308/ /pubmed/29346064 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170261 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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