TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex and Gender Issues for Individuals With Acquired Brain Injury During COVID-19
T2 - A Commentary
AU - Kolakowsky-Hayner, Stephanie A.
AU - Goldin, Yelena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Worldwide, the rehabilitation community has been affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The effect of COVID-19 has been disproportionately devastating for individuals with disabilities, particularly those with acquired brain injury (ABI) owing to injury-related cognitive or sensory and physical difficulties. Many physical and psychological symptoms of COVID-19 are already well-known issues for individuals with ABI. Even in a fully functional social and health care system, post-ABI deficits can pose greater challenges to women and other marginalized groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-nonconforming, and queer or questioning-identified individuals. The restrictions and changes brought about by COVID-19 have the potential to broaden the existing disparities and limitations. This commentary highlights 3 key areas to attend to during this pandemic to help assuage such disparities and limitations.
AB - Worldwide, the rehabilitation community has been affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The effect of COVID-19 has been disproportionately devastating for individuals with disabilities, particularly those with acquired brain injury (ABI) owing to injury-related cognitive or sensory and physical difficulties. Many physical and psychological symptoms of COVID-19 are already well-known issues for individuals with ABI. Even in a fully functional social and health care system, post-ABI deficits can pose greater challenges to women and other marginalized groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-nonconforming, and queer or questioning-identified individuals. The restrictions and changes brought about by COVID-19 have the potential to broaden the existing disparities and limitations. This commentary highlights 3 key areas to attend to during this pandemic to help assuage such disparities and limitations.
KW - Brain injuries
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Gender identity
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Sex
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091524216&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.08.004
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 32891634
AN - SCOPUS:85091524216
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 101
SP - 2253
EP - 2255
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
IS - 12
ER -