Journal article
Examining variation in the relationship between disability and physical activity across Australian local government areas
JN Rachele, G Disney, A Milner, R Thomas, J Le Busque, RA Reid, AM Kavanagh
Journal of Public Health Policy | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD | Published : 2024
Abstract
Understanding the relationship between disability and physical activity and whether it differs across local government jurisdictions may aid in the development of placed-based approaches to reducing disability-related inequalities in physical activity. The objectives of this study were to examine the association between disability and physical activity and assess whether this association varied between Australian Local Government Areas. The sample included 13,315 participants aged 18–64 years from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia Survey, 2017. Participants self-reported disability and physical activity. Linear mixed-effects models estimated the association between disabilit..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This paper uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Melbourne Institute). The findings and views reported in this paper, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either DSS or the Melbourne Institute. JNR and GD are supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Disability and Health (APP1116385), and an ARC Discovery Project (DP170101434). AM is supported by a Victorian Health and Medical Research Fellowship. We honour the memory of co-author Associate Professor Allison Milner whose intellect, quirk, drive, and vitality will never be forgotten.