According to a recent report by the World Health Organisation, healthcare disparities among people with disabilities often lead to early death, sometimes by as much as 20 years. | News24Wellness
Limiting factors listed include the negative attitudes of healthcare workers, the presentation of medical information that’s difficult to understand, and difficulties accessing healthcare providers.
"These are evident in the barriers experienced by persons with disabilities when they access healthcare services, such as insufficient access to assistive services because of inefficient procurement systems, staff shortage, transportation challenges and poor socio-economic conditions of patients, which have been extensively documented," the journal reports.
Dube explains that, medically speaking, disabilities are, by their very nature, advanced health issues and that people living with disabilities are unfortunately at a considerably higher risk of contracting additional illnesses. As such, they should receive individualised and frequent care from specialised healthcare providers.
Three main classifications of disability exist, namely: impairment of a person’s bodily or mental structure and functions, such as a loss of limb, vision, or memory; activity limitations, such as difficulty hearing or walking; and participation restrictions, such as being unable to work or participate in social and recreational activities.
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