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Antiepileptic Drugs, Occurrence of Seizures and Effect of Co-Administration of Potential Seizure Threshold-Lowering Psychotropic Drugs in Adults with Intellectual Disability Who Have Epilepsy
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Monaghan, Rosemary; O'Dwyer, Máire; Luus, Retha; Mulryan, Niamh; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary; Henman, Martin C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study explored antiepileptic drug use, frequency of seizures, and the effect of psychotropic drugs with the potential to lower the seizure threshold in persons diagnosed with epilepsy and intellectual disability. Methods: Data for this study were drawn from Wave 3 of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Seizures, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability
Reliability and Validity of the Dutch Anxiety, Depression and Mood Scale in Adults Aged <50 Years with Intellectual Disabilities
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Hamers, Pauline C. M.; Ool, Jans S.; Festen, Dederieke A. M.; Hendriksen, Jos G. M.; Bindels, Patrick J. E.; Hermans, Heidi – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Reliable and valid screening instruments for depression and anxiety are needed for adults with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Internal consistency (n = 198), inter-rater reliability (n = 41), test-retest reliability (n = 37) and criterion validity (n = 43) were studied in adults aged between 18 and 49 years. Internal consistency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Screening Tests
Health Problems of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Dutch Out-of-Hours Primary Care
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Heutmekers, Marloes; Naaldenberg, Jenneken; Verheggen, Sabine A.; Assendelft, Willem J. J.; Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Henny M. J.; Tobi, Hilde; Leusink, Geraline L. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background Little is known about the health needs of people with intellectual disabilities who access out-of-hours primary care services, raising concerns about accessibility and quality of care for this group. This study aims to identify commonly presented health problems of people with intellectual disabilities in this specific setting compared…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Health Needs, Access to Health Care
Health Indicators in Intellectual Developmental Disorders: The Key Findings of the POMONA-ESP Project
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Folch, Annabel; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Vicens, Paloma; Cortés, Maria José; Irazábal, Marcia; Muñoz, Silvia; Rovira, Lluís; Orejuela, Carmen; González, Juan A.; Martínez-Leal, Rafael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: The aim of this paper was to summarize the main results of the POMONA-ESP project, the first study to explore health status in a large representative, randomized and stratified sample of people with intellectual developmental disorders in Spain. Methods: The POMONA-ESP project collected information about the health of 953 individuals…
Descriptors: Health, Intellectual Disability, Health Services, Drug Therapy
Management and Prevalence of Long-Term Conditions in Primary Health Care for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Compared with the General Population: A Population-Based Cohort Study
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Cooper, Sally-Ann; Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Greenlaw, Nicola; McConnachie, Alex; Allan, Linda; Baltzer, Marion; McArthur, Laura; Henderson, Angela; Melville, Craig; McSkimming, Paula; Morrison, Jill – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: In the UK, general practitioners/family physicians receive pay for performance on management of long-term conditions, according to best-practice indicators. Method: Management of long-term conditions was compared between 721 adults with intellectual disabilities and the general population (n = 764,672). Prevalence of long-term…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Comparative Analysis
An Exploration of Costs of Community-Based Specialist Health Service Provision for the Management of Aggressive Behaviour in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Unwin, Gemma; Deb, Shoumitro; Deb, Tanya – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: In the UK, people with intellectual disabilities who exhibit aggressive behaviour often receive community-based specialist health services from a community learning disability team (CLDT). Our aim was to estimate costs associated with this provision and to identify predictors of higher costs. Method: Costs were estimated for 60 adults…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Aggression, Predictor Variables