J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2023 Mar;32(1):14-24. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.1.14.

Experience of Social Discrimination in Leisure Activities of Persons with Mental Disabilities Compared with Persons with Physical Disabilities

• Choi H
• Lee G

• KMID: 2540815
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.1.14

Abstract

Purpose
To compare experiences of social discrimination in leisure activities between persons with mental disabilities and those with physical disabilities.
Methods
This study analyzed data of the National Survey of People with Disabilities in 2020. Data from 311 persons with mental disabilities and 2,488 persons with physical disabilities were subjected to frequency analysis, x² test, and hierarchical logistic regression.
Results
In model 1, the experience of social discrimination in leisure activities was higher for persons with mental disabilities than for persons with physical disabilities (OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.14~1.88). In model 2, the experience of social discrimination in leisure activities was higher for persons with mental disabilities than for persons with physical disabilities (OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.00~1.72). In model 3 and model 4, there was no significant difference in the experience of social discrimination in leisure activities between the two groups (OR: 1.22, 95% CI: 0.92~1.61 in model 3; OR: 1.25, 95% CI: 0.94~1.66 in model 4).
Conclusion
It was found that average monthly household income, residence area, and community medical staff's understanding of disability had more impact on the experience of social discrimination in leisure activities of persons with mental disabilities.

Keyword

Mental disorders; Disabled persons; Social discrimination; Leisure activities; 정신장애, 신체적 장애인, 사회적 차별, 여가 활동