Ca. Asbury et al., PSYCHOSOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ACCESSIBILITY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN REHABILITATION, Rehabilitation psychology, 39(2), 1994, pp. 113-121
The purpose of this study was to examine the association among psychos
ocial, cultural, and accessibility factors and participation of Africa
n-Americans in the rehabilitation process. One hundred and eighty-six
African-Americans with disabilities were recruited from agencies and f
acilities in cities throughout the United States. Subjects were catego
rized into one of two groups corresponding to whether or not they were
currently receiving rehabilitation services. The subjects' histories
of level of participation in the rehabilitation process were also obta
ined and categorized as periodic, short-term continuous, or long-term
continuous. An instrument which contained several measures of psychoso
cial, cultural, and accessibility factors, along with measures of reha
bilitation participation, was administered to subjects. The results of
a discriminant analysis indicated that perception of service provider
capability, self-esteem, emotional support, and attitide toward seeki
ng and receiving services were significant predictors of whether or no
t subjects were in the current rehabilitation group. Whether or not cl
ient/service providers were of the same race/ethnic group, perception
of service provider capability, attitude toward employment, and percep
tions of the rehabilitation process were significant predictors of whe
ther or not subjects participated in periodic or more continuous rehab
ilitation.