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Kang, Tarandeep and Goodwin, Robin (2022) Legal restrictions and mitigation strategies amongst a disabled population during COVID-19. Social Science & Medicine, 305 . 115051. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115051
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115051
Abstract
The impact of physical disability on protective behaviors during COVID-19 has been little studied. This retrospective study compared the 699 the self-declared behaviors of 699 people with disabilities before and after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in England. We found that people with disabilities in England showed high compliance with protective behaviors and mitigation strategies during a period of legal restrictions. Following the lifting of restrictions, respondents engaged in less social mixing, fewer distancing and hygiene behaviors and were less likely to use face coverings. Hierarchical regressions revealed that socio-economic status, age, and gender moderated protective behaviors: while those with higher socio-economic status were more relaxed with regard to hygiene and distancing behaviors, they were more cautious about mixing with others after the end of restrictions. Age, (male) gender, and being unvaccinated were positively associated with relaxation in the use of facemasks in public places, not needing a carer with fewer out-of-home visits. Taken together these findings suggest that the removal of restrictions had an unequal impact on the population of England, placing a disproportionate burden on some people with disabilities.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects -- England, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Psychological aspects -- England, People with disabilities -- England | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Social Science & Medicine | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0277-9536 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | July 2022 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 305 | ||||||||
| Article Number: | 115051 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115051 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
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