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Milou van den Bemd; Viviana Suichies; Erik Bischoff; Geraline L. Leusink; Maarten Cuypers – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contribute significantly to societal and individual impact globally. High-quality management of these long-term health conditions is important to prevent deterioration of health, although potentially more complex for patients with intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diabetes, Heart Disorders, Diseases
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Pauline Heslop; Emily Lauer – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: We now have sufficient evidence demonstrating inequalities in specific avoidable causes of death for adults with intellectual disability compared to their peers without intellectual disability. Apart from COVID-19, the largest differentials that disadvantage people with intellectual disability are in relation to pneumonia, aspiration…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Death, At Risk Persons
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Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell; Deeptha Sukumar; Girija Kaimal – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2024
Postmenopausal women are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease as well as a reduction in psychosocial well-being. The objective of this study was to create and implement an innovative intervention that would address the health needs of overweight postmenopausal women. In this virtual pilot project, named Integrative Intervention with…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Nutrition Instruction, Physiology, Females