Students' Attitudes Toward Wheelchair Users in Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia: A Cross-Sectional Study During Wartime and Social Change

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F25%3A00142197" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/25:00142197 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44411-025-00282-7" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44411-025-00282-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00282-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s44411-025-00282-7</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Students' Attitudes Toward Wheelchair Users in Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia: A Cross-Sectional Study During Wartime and Social Change

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

BackgroundWheelchair users face significant daily challenges, many of which are the result of physical, social, and attitudinal barriers in society rather than their impairment alone. Public attitudes toward this group are shaped by personal experience, awareness, and the availability of accessible infrastructure. In Ukraine, the number of people with disabilities has increased due to the ongoing war, highlighting the relevance of student perspectives in this context.ObjectiveTo compare the attitudes of students from Ukraine and the Visegrad Group (V4) countries-Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia-toward wheelchair users.Materials and MethodsIn 2024, a total of 997 students from Poland, 1222 from the Czech Republic, 918 from Slovakia, and 986 from Ukraine participated in a survey using the standardized Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities (MAS). Sampling was non-random and based on convenience, which limits the representativeness of the findings.ResultsCognitive and behavioral components of attitudes were generally stable and comparable across all four groups. However, significant differences were observed in the emotional subscale, with Ukrainian students demonstrating more positive attitudes. The median total MAS score was lower (indicating more favorable attitudes) for Ukrainian students (60) compared to Poland, Slovakia (68), and the Czech Republic (71).ConclusionsUkrainian students reported more positive emotional attitudes toward wheelchair users compared to peers from Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. These results highlight the influence of social context on attitudes toward people with disabilities.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Students' Attitudes Toward Wheelchair Users in Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia: A Cross-Sectional Study During Wartime and Social Change

Popis výsledku anglicky

BackgroundWheelchair users face significant daily challenges, many of which are the result of physical, social, and attitudinal barriers in society rather than their impairment alone. Public attitudes toward this group are shaped by personal experience, awareness, and the availability of accessible infrastructure. In Ukraine, the number of people with disabilities has increased due to the ongoing war, highlighting the relevance of student perspectives in this context.ObjectiveTo compare the attitudes of students from Ukraine and the Visegrad Group (V4) countries-Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia-toward wheelchair users.Materials and MethodsIn 2024, a total of 997 students from Poland, 1222 from the Czech Republic, 918 from Slovakia, and 986 from Ukraine participated in a survey using the standardized Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities (MAS). Sampling was non-random and based on convenience, which limits the representativeness of the findings.ResultsCognitive and behavioral components of attitudes were generally stable and comparable across all four groups. However, significant differences were observed in the emotional subscale, with Ukrainian students demonstrating more positive attitudes. The median total MAS score was lower (indicating more favorable attitudes) for Ukrainian students (60) compared to Poland, Slovakia (68), and the Czech Republic (71).ConclusionsUkrainian students reported more positive emotional attitudes toward wheelchair users compared to peers from Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. These results highlight the influence of social context on attitudes toward people with disabilities.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30307 - Nursing

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Bratislava medical journal

ISSN

0006-9248

e-ISSN

1336-0345

Svazek periodika

126

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

11

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

3208-3218

Kód UT WoS článku

001561282600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105014893338