Harrison Tracie
School of Nursing, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Fam Community Health. 2009 Jan-Mar;32(1 Suppl):S36-45. doi: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000342838.05607.63.
Latinas with disabilities report greater levels of disablement than non-Hispanic, White women with disabilities. Over the life course, Latinas experience increased numbers of functional limitations, more difficulties with activities of daily living, and more unemployment due to impairments. The reasons for this health disparity are unclear. The purpose of this article is to explore the empirical evidence surrounding health disparities in disablement among Mexican American women. From this exploration, recommendations are made, including moving beyond the correlational documentation of disparities, to building a knowledge base that provides theoretical reasons for disparities amenable to intervention.
残疾拉丁裔女性报告的残疾程度高于非西班牙裔残疾白人女性。在整个生命历程中，拉丁裔女性面临的功能限制增多，日常生活活动方面的困难更多，且因残疾导致的失业率更高。这种健康差异的原因尚不清楚。本文旨在探讨围绕墨西哥裔美国女性残疾方面健康差异的实证证据。通过这一探讨，提出了一些建议，包括超越差异的相关性记录，建立一个能提供适合干预的差异理论依据的知识库。
