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Annual Health Checks for People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploration of Experiences, Follow-Up and Self-Management of Health Conditions
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Dawn E. Cavanagh; Ruth Northway; Stuart Todd – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Little is known about how health issues identified at the annual health check (AHC) are followed up and addressed, how participants self-manage their health in between AHCs, and what support they receive. This research aimed to explore this. Methods: People with intellectual disabilities (n = 12), and/or their supporters residing in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Physical Examinations, Access to Health Care, Barriers
The Uptake of Secondary Prevention by Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Cobigo, V.; Balogh, R.; Wilton, A.; Lunsky, Y. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Secondary prevention involves the early detection of disease while it is asymptomatic to prevent its progression. For adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, secondary prevention is critical as they may not have the ability to recognize the early signs and symptoms of disease or lack accessible information about these.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Prevention, Adults
Ageing and Health Status in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Results of the European POMONA II Study
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Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Social and Health Conditions of the Black/African-American Population: The Setting for Children and Adults with Disabilities
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Waldman, H. Barry; Perlman, Steven P.; Kucine, Allan J. – Exceptional Parent, 2008
The 2000 Census reported that more than 7 million black residents five years and older (almost 24 percent of black persons, compared to 19 percent of the total population) had one or more disabilities. Black and Native American residents share the highest overall estimated disability rate. Based upon the data from the 2000 Census among black…
Descriptors: African American Children, Learning Problems, Health Conditions, Disabilities
Comprehensive Health Assessments During De-Institutionalization: An Observational Study
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Lennox, N.; Rey-Conde, T.; Cooling, N. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: People with intellectual disability (ID) leaving institutions pass through a transition stage that makes them vulnerable to inadequate health care. They enter into community care under general practitioners (GPs) who are often untrained and inexperienced in their needs. Specifically designed health reviews may be of assistance to both…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Health Promotion, Health Conditions, Physical Examinations
A Follow-Up Study of Mortality, Health Conditions and Associated Disabilities of People with Intellectual Disabilities in a Swedish County
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Gustavson, K.-H.; Umb-Carlsson, O.; Sonnander, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: In the planning of services and health care for individuals with intellectual disability (ID), information is needed on the special requirements for habilitation and medical service and associated disabilities. Material and Methods: An unselected consecutive series of 82 adult persons with ID was studied. The medical examination…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Health Conditions, Followup Studies, Mental Retardation