Scott Haleigh M, Havercamp Susan M
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2014 Dec;52(6):409-18. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.6.409.
Research has documented disparities in health care and access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and people in racial and ethnic minority groups. Though both populations are underserved, the additive impact of being both a member of a racial/ethnic minority and having IDD is largely unknown. This study uses data from a nationally representative survey to explore health service utilization among adults with IDD belonging to minority racial/ethnic groups compared to adults with IDD who are White. The results of this study indicated that racial/ethnic minority groups are disadvantaged in several essential areas of health care utilization and that Hispanic Americans are particularly underserved. Additional research is needed to identify and address the factors driving this difference.
研究已记录了智力和发育障碍者（IDD）以及少数种族和族裔群体在医疗保健和就医机会方面的差异。尽管这两类人群都未得到充分服务，但身为少数种族/族裔成员且患有IDD的叠加影响在很大程度上尚不清楚。本研究使用来自一项全国代表性调查的数据，以探讨少数种族/族裔群体中患有IDD的成年人与白人IDD成年人相比的医疗服务利用情况。这项研究的结果表明，少数种族/族裔群体在医疗保健利用的几个关键领域处于不利地位，并且西班牙裔美国人尤其未得到充分服务。需要进一步研究以确定并解决导致这种差异的因素。
