Emergency Department Use: Common Presenting Issues and Continuity of Care for Individuals with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Durbin, Anna; Balogh, Robert; Lin, Elizabeth; Wilton, Andrew S.; Lunsky, Yona
Titel	Emergency Department Use: Common Presenting Issues and Continuity of Care for Individuals with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 10, S.3542-3550 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3615-9
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Adults; Medical Services; Primary Health Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Arzt; Gesundheitsvorsorge
Abstract	This population-based cohort study examined the relationship between level of continuity of primary care and subsequent emergency department (ED) visits for adults with (n = 66,484) and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)(n = 2,760,670). Individuals with IDD were more likely than individuals with no IDD to visit the ED (33.96% versus 20.28%, p < 0.0001). For both groups receiving greater continuity of primary care was associated with less ED use, but this relationship was more marked for adults with IDD. While continuity of primary care can reduce ED use for populations with and without IDD, it is a higher priority for individuals with IDD whose cognitive and adaptive impairments may complicate help-seeking, diagnosis, and treatment. Improving primary care can have far-reaching implications for this complex population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01