Health and Disability: Partnerships in Health Care

Autor/inn/en	Tracy, Jane; McDonald, Rachael
Titel	Health and Disability: Partnerships in Health Care
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 28 (2015) 1, S.22-32 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12135
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Partnerships in Education; Health Services; Mental Retardation; Barriers; Access to Health Care; Quality of Life; Allied Health Occupations Education; Access to Education; Educational Opportunities; Inclusion; Relevance (Education); Attitudes toward Disabilities; Physician Patient Relationship; Medical Education; Skill Development; Consciousness Raising; Change Strategies; Accessibility (for Disabled); Higher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Geistige Behinderung; Lebensqualität; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Inklusion; Relevance; Relevanz; Arzt-Patient-Beziehung; Medizinische Ausbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Lösungsstrategie; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	Background: Despite awareness of the health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disability, their health status remains poor. Inequalities in health outcomes are manifest in higher morbidity and rates of premature death. Contributing factors include the barriers encountered in accessing and receiving high-quality health care. Aims: This paper outlines health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disability and focuses on the opportunities medical education provides to address these. Strategies to ensure that health professional education is inclusive of and relevant to people with disabilities are highlighted. Conclusions: The barriers experienced by people with intellectual disabilities to the receipt of high-quality health care include the attitudes, knowledge and skills of doctors. Improving medical education to ensure doctors are better equipped is one strategy to address these barriers. Improving health enhances quality of life, enables engagement and optimizes opportunities to participate in and contribute to the social and economic life of communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10