A Comparison of the Prevalence of Health Problems among Adults with and without Intellectual Disability: A Total Administrative Population Study

Autor/inn/en	McMahon, Martin; Hatton, Chris
Titel	A Comparison of the Prevalence of Health Problems among Adults with and without Intellectual Disability: A Total Administrative Population Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34 (2021) 1, S.316-325 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McMahon, Martin) ORCID (Hatton, Chris)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12785
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Incidence; Physical Health; Adults; Intellectual Disability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Gesundheitszustand; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung
Abstract	Introduction: There is considerable international research indicating health disparities between people with and without intellectual disabilities. It is important that comparative studies use representative population samples. This study compares a total administrative population of adults with intellectual disability to a random stratified general population sample. Methods: An administrative population of 217 adults with intellectual disability and a random stratified sample of 2,350 adults without intellectual disability participated. A questionnaire using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) Chapter Headings was administered to all participants to enable a like-for-like comparison. Findings: Unadjusted comparisons identified that adults with intellectual disability have a greater prevalence of health problems. These problems start early in adulthood and continue throughout life. However, they were less likely to experience cancers and musculoskeletal diseases. Conclusions: These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that adults with intellectual disabilities have greater prevalence rates of health problems than the general population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01