Race, disability and assistive devices: Sociodemographics or discrimination

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 10-12, 2001, Pages 927-941

  Rubin, Rose M ^a   White Means, Shelley I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled people; Discrimination; Equal opportunities; Health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 3542997245     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006133     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Aminzadeh, F. and Edwards, N. (1998), "Explaining senior's views on the use of assistive devices in fall prevention", Public Health Nursing, Vol.15 No.4, pp. 297-304.
2. Choi, N.G. (1997), "Racial differences in retirement income: the roles of public and private income sources", Journal of Aging & Social Policy, Vol.9 No.3, pp. 21-42.
3. Gabriel, S.E. (1997), "Indirect and nonmedical costs among people with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis compared with nonarthritic controls", Journal of Rheumatology, 24 January, pp. 43-48
4. Gitlin, L., Luborsky, M. and Schemm, R. (1998), "Emerging consensus of older stroke patients about assistive devices", The Gerontologist, Vol.38 No.2, pp. 168-180.
5. Kington, R.S. and Smith, J.P. (1996), "Socioeconomic status and racial and ethnic differences in functional status associated with chronic diseases", American Journal of Public Health, Vol.87 No.5, pp. 805-811.
6. Kutty, N. (1997), "Demand for home modifications: a household production function approach",Applied Economics.Vol 31 No. 10, pp. 1273-1281.
7. Lofgren, B., Nyberg, L., Matteson, M. and Gustafson, Y. (1999), "Three years after in-patient stroke rehabilitation: a follow-up study", Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol.9 No.3, pp. 163-167.
8. Mann, W., Hurren, D. and Tomita, M. (1995a), "Assistive devices used by home-based elderly persons with arthritis", The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.49 No.8, pp. 810-820
9. Mann, W., Hurren, D. and Tomita, M. (1995b), "The relationship of functional independence to assistive device use of elderly persons living at home", Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol.14, pp. 225-247.
10. Manton, K.G., Corder, L. and Stallard, E. (1993), "Changes in the use of personal assistance and special equipment from 1982 to 1989: results from the 1982 and 1989 NLTCS", The Gerontologist, Vol.33 No.2, pp. 168-176.
11. Manton, K.G., Corder, L. and Stallard, E. (1997), "Chronic disability trends in elderly United States populations: 1982-1994", Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Vol.94, pp. 2593-2598.
12. Menchik, P.L. and Jianakopolos, N.A. (1997), "Black-white wealth inequality: is inheritance the reason?", Economic Inquiry, Vol.35, pp. 428-442.
13. Pippin, K. and Femie, G.R. (1997), "Designing devices that are acceptable to the frail elderly: a new understanding based upon how older people perceive a walker", Technology and Disability, Vol. 7 No. 1/2, pp. 93-102.
14. Ruby, G. (1986), "Technology review: assistive devices are the key to lowering costs, aiding long term care", Business and Health, Vol.3 No.5, p. 53.
15. Smith, J.P. (1995), "Racial and ethnic differences in wealth in the health and retirement study", The Journal of Human Resources, Vol.30, pp. S158-83.
16. Turner, D. (1996), "The role of culture in chronic illness", The American Beliavioral Scientist, Vol.39, pp. 717-728.
17. White-Means, S. (1995), "Conceptualizing race in economic models of medical utilization: a case study of community-based elders in the emergency room", Health Services Research, Vol.30 No.1, pp. 207-223.
18. White-Means, S. (2000), "Racial patterns in disabled elderly persons' use of medical services", Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Vol.55B No.1, pp. S1-14.
19. Wolinsky, F., Aguirre, B., Fann, L.J., Keith, V., Arnold, C, Niederhauer, J. and Dietrich, K. (1989), "Ethnic differences in the demand for physician and hospital utilization among older adults in major American cities: conspicuous evidence of considerable inequities", Milbank Quarterly, Vol.67, pp. 412-448.
20. Rubin, R.M. and Nieswiadomy, M.L.(1997), Expenditures of Older Americans, Praeger, Westport, CT.
21. Rubin, R.M., Kollen K. and Speas, R.K.Jr (1995), " Out-of-pocket health expenditures by elderly households: change over the 1980's." Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 50B No. 5, pp.S291-300.