Episode 2 of Rehab Gab discusses access issues to rehabilitation care, particularly for Black communities, and the different factors that may contribute to this.

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Papers:

Keeney, T., Jette, A. M., Freedman, V. A., & Cabral, H. (2017). Racial Differences in Patterns of Use of Rehabilitation Services among Adults 65 and Older Racial Differences in Use of Rehabilitation. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65(12). 2707-2712. Racial Differences in Patterns of Use of Rehabilitation Services among Adults 65 and Older Racial Differences in Use of Rehabilitation - PMC (nih.gov)

Hentschel, C. B., Abramoff, B. A., Dillingham, T. R., & Pezzin, L. E. (2022) Race, ethnicity, and utilization of outpatient rehabilitation for treatment of post COVID-19 condition. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 14(11). 1315-1324. Race, ethnicity, and utilization of outpatient rehabilitation for treatment of post COVID‐19 condition - Hentschel - 2022 - PM&R - Wiley Online Library (ualberta.ca)

Jaffe, K. M. & Jimenez, N. (2015). Disparity in Rehabilitation: Another Inconvenient Truth. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 96(8). 1371-1374. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.04.017

Freburger, J. K., Holmes, G. M., & Ku, L. E. (2012). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60(10). 1929-1935. Postacute Rehabilitation Care for Hip Fracture: Who Gets the Most Care? - Freburger - 2012 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library (ualberta.ca)