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TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of the COVID pandemic on working age adults with disability
T2 - Meta‐analysis of evidence from four national surveys
AU - Emerson, Eric
AU - Aitken, Zoe
AU - Totsika, Vaso
AU - King, Tania
AU - Stancliffe, Roger J.
AU - Hatton, Chris
AU - Llewellyn, Gwynnyth
AU - Hastings, Richard P.
AU - Kavanagh, Anne
PY - 2022/11/30
Y1 - 2022/11/30
N2 - Concern has been expressed about the extent to which people with disabilities may be particularly vulnerable to negative impacts of the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic. However, to date little published research has attempted to characterise or quantify the risks faced by people with/without disabilities in relation to COVID‐19. We sought to compare the impact of the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated government responses among working age adults with and without disabilities in the UK on; COVID‐19 outcomes, health and wellbeing, employment and financial security, health behaviours, and conflict and trust. We undertook secondary analysis of data collected in four UK longitudinal surveys; the Millennium Cohort Study, Next Steps, the British Cohort Study and the National Child Development Study. Combining analyses across surveys with random effects meta‐analysis, there was evidence that people with disabilities were significantly more likely to report having had COVID‐19 and had significantly increased levels of stress, less exercise, poorer sleep patterns, more conflict with their partner and others in their local area, and to have less trust in the government. While most outcomes did not differ significantly between participants with and without disability, the findings suggest that in the early days of COVID‐19 a detrimental impact emerges for those with disabilities which is more pronounced among older people with disabilities. Future research is needed to determine the longer‐term impact of the pandemic.
AB - Concern has been expressed about the extent to which people with disabilities may be particularly vulnerable to negative impacts of the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic. However, to date little published research has attempted to characterise or quantify the risks faced by people with/without disabilities in relation to COVID‐19. We sought to compare the impact of the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated government responses among working age adults with and without disabilities in the UK on; COVID‐19 outcomes, health and wellbeing, employment and financial security, health behaviours, and conflict and trust. We undertook secondary analysis of data collected in four UK longitudinal surveys; the Millennium Cohort Study, Next Steps, the British Cohort Study and the National Child Development Study. Combining analyses across surveys with random effects meta‐analysis, there was evidence that people with disabilities were significantly more likely to report having had COVID‐19 and had significantly increased levels of stress, less exercise, poorer sleep patterns, more conflict with their partner and others in their local area, and to have less trust in the government. While most outcomes did not differ significantly between participants with and without disability, the findings suggest that in the early days of COVID‐19 a detrimental impact emerges for those with disabilities which is more pronounced among older people with disabilities. Future research is needed to determine the longer‐term impact of the pandemic.
KW - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
KW - ORIGINAL ARTICLES
KW - adults
KW - conflict
KW - COVID‐19
KW - disability
KW - stress
KW - trust
KW - wellbeing
U2 - 10.1111/hsc.13882
DO - 10.1111/hsc.13882
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35717627
VL - 30
SP - e4758-e4769
JO - Health and Social Care in the Community
JF - Health and Social Care in the Community
SN - 0966-0410
IS - 6
ER -