Disabilities – Constant Quest in Medical, Social and Political Records
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (21 December 2022) | Viewed by 26325
Special Issue Editors
Interests: disability; public health; mental health; environmental medicine; health education; midvifery
Interests: microbiome; metabolomics; gut brain axis; neuropsychiatric diseases; epidemiology; nutrition; gastroenterology hepatology
Interests: public health; environmental medicine; epidemiology; elderly; longevity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Physically and mentally disabled people constitute an increasing percentage of the population worldwide. Most of them are unable to fulfill normal social roles, and their everyday life is limited by numerous social barriers. Moreover, in people with disabilities, a high incidence of comorbidities—both somatic and mental—is observed, which is consequently associated with a lower level of well-being and a relatively low quality of life. Evaluating the association between health status and demographic, social, cognitive, and psychological factors in a global sample of persons with mild-to-severe disabilities of both types is of the greatest importance in every society.
This will make it possible to refine diagnostic strategies and implement procedures improving the health condition and, consequently, the quality of life of this group of people. It will also allow health-science-related authorities to select the disabled population with concurrent lower self-efficacy. We encourage authors to submit manuscripts to our Special Issue. They will have a great opportunity to share their knowledge on disabilities, in both children and adults, regarding medical, epidemiological, social, and political aspects.
Prof. Dr. Beata Karakiewicz
Prof. Dr. Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka
Dr. Paulina Zabielska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- disability
- social barrier
- quality of life
- epidemiology
- policy
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