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Direct linkArvio, Maria; Salokivi, Tommi; Bjelogrlic-Laakso, Nina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: We aimed to ascertain the average age at death (AD) in the intellectual disability population for each gender and compare them to those of the general population during 1970-2012. Methods: By analysing medical records, we calculated the ADs of all deceased clients (N = 1236) of two district organizations responsible for intellectual…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Death, Intellectual Disability, Medical Evaluation
Florio, Tony; Trollor, Julian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Objectives: The main objective of the study was to compare mortality for people with an intellectual disability (ID) to the general population in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A second objective was to provide mortality data for people with an intellectual disability from NSW in a standardized format, which allows for international comparisons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mortality Rate, Mental Retardation, Death
Heslop, Pauline; Glover, Gyles – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: At present, there is limited statistical information about mortality of people with intellectual disabilities in England. This study explores the data that are currently available. Materials and Methods: Four recent sources of data about mortality of people with intellectual disabilities in England are reviewed: the Confidential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Mortality Rate, Death
McCarron, Mary; Carroll, Rachael; Kelly, Caraiosa; McCallion, Philip – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background:Historically, there has been higher and earlier mortality among people with intellectual disability as compared to the general population, but there have also been methodological problems and differences in the available studies. Method: Data were drawn from the 2012 National Intellectual Disability Database and the Census in Ireland. A…
Descriptors: Mortality Rate, Death, Mental Retardation, Computation
Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène; Shooshtari, Shahin; Balogh, Robert; Martens, Patricia – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: This paper reviews what is currently known about mortality among Canadians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and describes opportunities for ongoing monitoring. Methods: In-hospital mortality among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario was examined using hospital data. Mortality was compared…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Mortality Rate
Guthrie, Susan; Lecko, Caroline; Roddam, Hazel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Following a series of fatal choking incidents in one UK specialist service, this study evaluated the detail included in incident reporting. This study compared the enhanced reporting system in the specialist service with the national reporting and learning system. Methods: Eligible reports were selected from a national organization and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Reports, Disclosure
Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The topic of funerals within the life cycle approach to care in the UK remains largely absent. This small exploratory study sought to investigate how practitioners deal with this sensitive issue and to capture the views of older people with and without intellectual disabilities about funerals. Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire…
Descriptors: Death, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
