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Towards Developing an Intervention to Support Periodic Health Checks for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Striving for Health Equity
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McNeil, Karen; Achenbach, Jillian; Lawson, Beverley; Delahunty-Pike, Alannah; Barber, Brittany; Diepstra, Heidi – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Although the Canadian Consensus Guidelines for Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recommends conducting periodic health checks in primary care, uptake is lacking. This study seeks to understand factors influencing the conduct of periodic health checks and identify what needs to change to increase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Differences in Primary Care Management of Patients with Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Based on Race and Ethnicity
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Jillian Alai; Elisabeth F. Callen; Tarin Clay; David W. Goodman; Lenard A. Adler; Stephen V. Faraone – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: Examine differences in care patterns around adult ADHD between race (White/Non-White) and ethnic (Hispanic/Non-Hispanic) groups utilizing existing quality measures (QMs), concerning diagnosis, treatment, and medication prescribing. Methods: The AAFP National Research Network in partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical used an EHR dataset…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adults, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Stakeholders' Perspectives towards the Use of the Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Manitoba
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Shooshtari, Shahin; Temple, Beverley; Waldman, Celeste; Abraham, Sneha; Ouellette-Kuntz, Héléne; Lennox, Nicholas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: No standardized tool is used in Canada for comprehensive health assessments of adults with intellectual disabilities. This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing the Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) in Manitoba, Canada. Method: This was a qualitative study using a purposive sample of physicians,…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Foreign Countries
Physician Perspectives on Providing Primary Medical Care to Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
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Warfield, Marji Erickson; Crossman, Morgan K.; Delahaye, Jennifer; Der Weerd, Emma; Kuhlthau, Karen A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
We conducted in-depth case studies of 10 health care professionals who actively provide primary medical care to adults with autism spectrum disorders. The study sought to understand their experiences in providing this care, the training they had received, the training they lack and their suggestions for encouraging more physicians to provide this…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Physicians, Autism, Case Studies
Taking Steps Together: A Family- and Community-Based Obesity Intervention for Urban, Multiethnic Children
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Anderson, John D.; Newby, Rachel; Kehm, Rebecca; Barland, Patricia; Hearst, Mary O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Objectives: Successful childhood obesity intervention models that build sustainable behavioral change are needed, particularly in low-income, ethnic minority communities disparately affected by this problem. Method: Families were referred to Taking Steps Together (TST) by their primary care provider if at least one child had a body mass index…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Family Programs, Obesity, Intervention
Helping Smokers Make Decisions: The Enhancement of Brief Intervention for General Medical Practice.
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Rollnick, Stephen; Butler, Chris C.; Stott, Nigel – Patient Education and Counseling, 1997
Patient-centered strategies derived from the stages of change model, and motivational interviewing are used to develop a structured, teachable, and acceptable intervention for clinicians to help patients consider their smoking during general medical consultations. The method is described. Results for the model, tested on 270 smokers, are…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Decision Making, Intervention
Alcohol and Primary Health Care. WHO Regional Publications, European Series No. 64.
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Anderson, Peter – 1995
The European Alcohol Action Plan stresses that health care systems, traditionally involved in the management of alcohol problems, must play a greater role in the detection and prevention of alcohol-related harm. Primary health care is seen as an important setting for identifying individuals at risk from heavy drinking and helping them to reduce…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Family Health