Cost As A Barrier To Dental Care Among People With Disabilities: A Report From The Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Erin Bouldin, Assistant Professor, PhD (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Many individuals who have disabilities or complex health conditions do not have adequate access to comprehensive oral health care. An examination of the literature indicates a variety of contributing factors. This study reports on cost of care as a barrier to oral health care. Data from the 2007 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used (n=33,777). Respondents who reported activity limitation or the use of special equipment were considered to have a disability. Lack of access to dental care due to cost during the past year was assessed. More individuals with a disability reported not seeing a dentist due to cost versus people without disabilities (30% vs. 16%). After adjusting for confounding variables, Floridians with disabilities were 60% more likely to report cost as a barrier to dental care (OR=1.60, 95% CI 1.32–1.94). Cost of dental care is an access to oral health barrier for Floridians with disabilities. Improving access to dental care for this population will require consideration of financial issues.
Cost As A Barrier To Dental Care Among People With Disabilities: A Report From The Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Rapalo, D. M., Davis, J. L., Burtner, P. and Bouldin, E. D. (2010), Cost as a barrier to dental care among people with disabilities: a report from the Florida behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Special Care in Dentistry, 30: 133-139. doi:10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00144.x. Publisher version of record available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00144.x
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
- Keywords
- dental, access to care, disability, health disparities, surveillance, epidemiology, BRFSS