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Changes over Time in the Management of Long-Term Conditions in Primary Health Care for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, and the Healthcare Inequality Gap
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Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Greenlaw, Nicola; McSkimming, Paula; McCowan, Colin; Ross, Kevin; Allan, Linda; Henderson, Angela; Melville, Craig; Morrison, Jill; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Quality of primary healthcare impacts on health outcomes. This study aimed to quantify trends in good practice and the healthcare inequalities gap. Method: Indicators of best-practice management of long-term conditions and health promotion were extracted from primary healthcare records on 721 adults with intellectual disabilities in…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Best Practices
Hospital Admissions for Physical Health Conditions for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Systematic Review
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Dunn, Kirsty; Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: People with intellectual disabilities may have inequalities in hospital admissions compared with the general population. The present authors aimed to investigate admissions for physical health conditions in this population. Methods: The present authors conducted a systematic review, searching six databases using terms on intellectual…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Physical Health, Health Conditions, Intellectual Disability
Co-Design of an NHS Primary Care Health Check for Autistic Adults
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Taylor, Helen; Ingham, Barry; Mason, David; Finch, Tracy; Wilson, Colin; Scarlett, Clare; Moss, Sebastian; Buckley, Carole; Urbanowicz, Anna; Raymaker, Dora; Seiboth, Charlotte; Lees, Rhianna; Garland, Deborah; Osbourne, Malcolm; Lennox, Nicholas; Cooper, Sally-Ann; Nicolaidis, Christina; Parr, Jeremy R. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic people experience more health conditions and earlier mortality. This study investigated views about a primary care health check for autistic adults to inform its design. Fifty-one people participated in consultation groups and interviews, comprising autistic adults (some with co-occurring intellectual disabilities), adults with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Access to Health Care, Primary Health Care
Management and Prevalence of Long-Term Conditions in Primary Health Care for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Compared with the General Population: A Population-Based Cohort Study
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Cooper, Sally-Ann; Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Greenlaw, Nicola; McConnachie, Alex; Allan, Linda; Baltzer, Marion; McArthur, Laura; Henderson, Angela; Melville, Craig; McSkimming, Paula; Morrison, Jill – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: In the UK, general practitioners/family physicians receive pay for performance on management of long-term conditions, according to best-practice indicators. Method: Management of long-term conditions was compared between 721 adults with intellectual disabilities and the general population (n = 764,672). Prevalence of long-term…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Comparative Analysis