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The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
Importance: Receiving accommodations may require a person with physical disability (PWPD) to reco... more Importance: Receiving accommodations may require a person with physical disability (PWPD) to recognize and address disparate care when it occurs. Objective: To explore whether PWPDs recognize disparate health care and how their experiences contribute to the development of strategies to access care. Design: In this qualitative study, we used grounded theory methods to explore perceptions of PWPDs regarding access to health care. Ten PWPDs participated in three semistructured focus group interviews. The analysis used multiple phases of analysis and methods to ensure rigor. Setting: Focus groups were held at an urban university campus. Participants: Four male and six female English speakers who identified as a PWPD in need of a mobility aid and who attended a primary health care visit in the past year. Results: Seven thematic categories emerged, representing a continuum of stages for recognizing health care as disparate and strategies to receiving equitable health care for PWPDs: (1) u...
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
Importance: Receiving accommodations may require a person with physical disability (PWPD) to reco... more Importance: Receiving accommodations may require a person with physical disability (PWPD) to recognize and address disparate care when it occurs. Objective: To explore whether PWPDs recognize disparate health care and how their experiences contribute to the development of strategies to access care. Design: In this qualitative study, we used grounded theory methods to explore perceptions of PWPDs regarding access to health care. Ten PWPDs participated in three semistructured focus group interviews. The analysis used multiple phases of analysis and methods to ensure rigor. Setting: Focus groups were held at an urban university campus. Participants: Four male and six female English speakers who identified as a PWPD in need of a mobility aid and who attended a primary health care visit in the past year. Results: Seven thematic categories emerged, representing a continuum of stages for recognizing health care as disparate and strategies to receiving equitable health care for PWPDs: (1) u...