The relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and health in adults with and without intellectual disability

McMahon, M, Hatton, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-8486, Hardy, C and Preston, NJ (2022) The relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and health in adults with and without intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 35 (6). pp. 1390-1402. ISSN 1360-2322

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Abstract

Background: This study investigated if subjective socioeconomic status (SSS) is related to self-rated health (SRH) and objective indicators of health in people with and without intellectual disability. Methods: Participants were 217 adults with, and 2350 adults without intellectual disability in Jersey. In the intellectual disability sample, 85 (39.2%) participants consented independently, while 132 (60.8%) participants consented through proxy procedures. The MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status was used to measure SSS. The Euro-Qol EQ-5D-5L and a five-point scale ranging from poor to excellent health were used to measure SRH. Results: Higher SSS and younger age were predictors of better SRH for the proxy-report intellectual disability group. Being employed was associated with higher EQ-5D-5L index values for all intellectual disability groups. Conclusion: As SSS was only related to SRH in the proxy intellectual disability group, further research with a larger intellectual disability sample is needed to explore its utility further.

Item Type:	Article (Article)
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2023 13:17
Publisher:	Wiley
Additional Information:	This is an open access article published in Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, by Wiley.
Divisions:	Faculties > Health and Education Research Centres > Health, Psychology and Communities
Subject terms:	Social Sciences, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Psychology, Educational, Rehabilitation, Psychology, health, health inequalities, intellectual disability, MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status, socioeconomic status, subjective socioeconomic status, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, SELF-RATED HEALTH, SOCIAL-STATUS, PEOPLE, ASSOCIATION, EMPLOYMENT, DETERMINANTS, INEQUALITIES, INDIVIDUALS, RELIABILITY, Humans, Health Status, Quality of Life, Social Class, Adult, Proxy, Intellectual Disability, MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status, health, health inequalities, intellectual disability, socioeconomic status, subjective socioeconomic status, Adult, Health Status, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Proxy, Quality of Life, Social Class, 1607 Social Work, 1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, Rehabilitation
Data Access Statement:	The data that support the findings of this study are available on reasonable request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to ethical restrictions.
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/632878
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13028
ISSN	1360-2322
e-ISSN	1468-3148

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