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- Title
Determining Factors of Psychosocial Wellbeing Among People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Role of Social Support.
- Authors
Sung, Connie; Okyere, Christiana; Fisher, Marisa H.; Park, Jiyoon; Kammes, Rebecca R.
- Abstract
This study aimed to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the stress levels and life satisfaction of individuals with disabilities and what role social support plays in mitigating these impacts. Data from individuals with disabilities (n = 600) were extracted from a larger international cross-sectional survey study. Regression analyses were conducted to examine how personal and environmental factors contributed to stress levels and life satisfaction changes during the pandemic. Mediation analyses were used to test whether social support mediated the association between stress level and life satisfaction. The negative impact of the pandemic, having a psychiatric disability, being a female, and being younger significantly predicted stress levels. Moreover, the negative impact of the pandemic and stress levels significantly predicted life satisfaction. The relationship between stress levels and life satisfaction was mediated by social support from significant others and friends. There is an urgent need to provide training and education for healthcare professionals, families, and caregivers on the basic aspects of mental health care, developing time-limited and culturally-sensitive mental health interventions, and strategies for expanding the social support system for the population. Broad dissemination of effective therapeutic strategies is crucial in mitigating the negative psychosocial impact of the pandemic.
- Subjects
FAMILIES &; psychology; WELL-being; RESEARCH; FRIENDSHIP; SIGNIFICANT others; SOCIAL support; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSS-sectional method; MULTIPLE regression analysis; POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome; SATISFACTION; MEDICAL personnel; MENTAL health; COMPARATIVE studies; FACTOR analysis; EPIDEMICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; QUALITY of life; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; PEOPLE with disabilities; STATISTICAL correlation; NEEDS assessment; COVID-19 pandemic; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
- Publication
Rehabilitation Research, Policy & Education, 2022, Vol 36, Issue 4, p246
- ISSN
2168-6653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/RE-21-18