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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
Dieckmann, Friedrich; Giovis, Christos; Offergeld, Jana – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: This study presents age group-specific mortality rates and the average life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities in Germany. Method: For two samples from Westphalia-Lippe and Baden-Wuerttemberg, person-related data for the years 2007-2009 were analysed. Age group-specific mortality rates were estimated by exponential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mortality Rate, Death, Intellectual Disciplines
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
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
Miodrag, Nancy; Silverberg, Sophie E.; Urbano, Richard C.; Hodapp, Robert M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: Although life expectancies in Down syndrome (DS) have doubled over the past 3-4 decades, there continue to be many early deaths. Yet, most research focuses on infant mortality or later adult deaths. Materials and Methods: In this US study, hospital discharge and death records from the state of Tennessee were linked to examine 2046…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Death, Correlation, Hospitalized Children
