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May 8, 2026Developmental Disabilities Network JournalOpen Access

Measuring Disability Prevalence in Healthcare: A Study Comparing Two Disability Measures

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KMKristen L MilefchikRDRhonda DaileySMSharon Milberger

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Randomized trial compares two disability measures, revealing varying prevalence across age groups.

Key Points

  • This study aims to analyze the agreement between two measures of disability prevalence among adults participating in a vaccination intervention.
  • Data from 3,621 adult patients was analyzed.
  • Participants included those involved in a COVID-19 vaccination intervention.
  • Concordance between the ACS-6 functional difficulty questions and self-identifying questions was examined.
  • Older adults (age 65+) were less likely to identify as disabled despite having functional difficulties.
  • Younger adults (ages 18-64) often identified as disabled while reporting no functional difficulties on ACS-6.
  • A combination of measures may enhance accuracy in assessing disability prevalence.

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Milefchik et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7d4abfa21ec5bbf05d50https://doi.org/10.59620/2694-1104.1140
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