Table 4.
Distribution of answers by disability type (visual vs. hearing). Number, column percentage (%), and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI). M = Missing information.
| VARIABLES | STRATA | Total (n = 164) (Col %) |
DISABILITY TYPE | Univariable Logistic Analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing n = 109 (66.9%) |
Visual n = 54 (33.1%) |
OR (95%CI) | p Value | |||
| Access to health and social care services | ||||||
| Did you feel supported by health & social services during the COVID-19 emergency? (M: 14) | No | 130 (87.3) | 87 (89.7) | 43 (82.7) | reference | |
| Yes | 19 (12.8) | 10 (10.3) | 9 (17.3) | 1.82 (0.69; 4.81) | N.S | |
| Rehabilitation programs before the COVID-19 emergency (M: 46) |
No | 79 (67.5) | 58 (7.3) | 21 (51.2) | reference | |
| Yes | 38 (32.5) | 18 (23.7) | 20 (48.8) | 3.06 (1.37; 6.89) | 0.007 | |
| Rehabilitation programs during the COVID-19 emergency (M: 82) |
No | 23 (60.5) | 9 (50.0) | 14 (70.0) | reference | |
| Yes | 15 (39.5) | 9 (50.0) | 6 (30.0) | 0.12 (0.02; 0.68) | 0.017 | |
| Remote rehabilitation during COVID-19 emergency |
No | 4 (21.1) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | reference | |
| Yes | 15 (79.0) | 11 (73.3) | 4 (67.7) | 0.35 (0.02; 1.37) | N.S. | |
| If you are following remote rehabilitation during the COVID-19 emergency, how do you rate these distance services? | Excellent | 1 (6.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0 | NA | N.S. |
| Good | 9 (56.3) | 6 (50.0) | 3 (75.0) | reference | ||
| Fair | 3 (18.8) | 3 (25.0) | 0 | NA | N.S. | |
| Unsatisfactory | 3 (18.8) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (25.0) | 1.41 (0.06; 15.99) | N.S. | |
| Emotional impact of COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| Are you worried about the risk of SARS-CoV-2 contagion and hospitalization? (M: 2) | Not at all | 28 (17.2) | 9 (8.3) | 19 (35.2) | reference | |
| To some extent | 77 (47.2) | 44 (40.4) | 33 (61.1) | 0.36 (0.14; 0.88) | 0.026 | |
| A lot | 58 (35.6) | 56 (51.4) | 2 (3.7) | 0.02 (0.00; 0.08) | <0.001 | |
| Are you worried about the future? (M: 4) |
Not at all | 14 (8.8) | 4 (3.7) | 10 (19.2) | reference | |
| To some extent | 82 (51.6) | 65 (60.8) | 17 (32.7) | 0.10 (0.03; 0.37) | 0.001 | |
| A lot | 63 (39.6) | 38 (35.5) | 25 (48.1) | 0.26 (0.07; 0.93) | 0.039 | |
| Which health protection measure caused the greatest discomfort to you? (Total free answers: 149) (M: 15) |
Social distancing/isolation | 21 (14.1) | 5 (4.9) | 16 (34.8) | reference | |
| Face masks | 115 (77.7) | 94 (92.2) | 21 (45.7) | 0.07 (0.02; 0.21) | <0.001 | |
| Gloves | 9 (6.1) | 1 (1.0) | 8 (17.4) | 2.50 (025; 25.15) | N.S. | |
| All of them | 3 (2.0) | 2 (2.0) | 1 (2.2) | 0.16 (0.01; 2.11) | N.S. | |
| Solutions proposed to improve quality of life of sensorineural disabled in the COVID-19 emergency (Total free answers: 114) (M: 49) |
Improving access/delivery of health care and social services to disabled |
22 (19.3) | 10 (13.0) | 12 (32.4) | reference | |
| Use of transparent masks | 20 (17.5) | 18 (23.4) | 2 (5.4) | 0.09 (0.02; 0.50) | 0.006 | |
| Mitigating social restrictions | 21 (18.4) | 13 (16.9) | 8 (21.6) | 0.51 (0.15; 1.73) | N.S. | |
| Better information/communications on COVID-19 | 19 (16.7) | 13 (16.9) | 6 (16.2) | 0.38 (0.11; 1.38) | N.S. | |
| Better security control (n = 6) | 20 (17.5) | 15 (19.5) | 5 (13.5) | 0.28 (0.07; 1.03) | 0.056 | |
| More awareness on disabilities (n = 8) | ||||||
| Other (n = 6) | ||||||
| Do not know | 12 (10.5) | 8 (10.4) | 4 (10.8) | 0.42 (0.10; 1.80) | N.S. | |