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Using Administrative Health Data to Identify Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Comparison of Algorithms
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Lin, E.; Balogh, R.; Cobigo, V.; Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Wilton, A. S.; Lunsky, Y. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of physical and mental health problems; yet their health care is often inadequate. Information about their characteristics and health services needs is critical for planning efficient and equitable services. A logical source of such information is…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification, Data Analysis
A Comparison of Outpatients with Intellectual Disability Receiving Specialised and General Services in Ontario's Psychiatric Hospitals
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Lunsky, Y.; Gracey, C.; Bradley, E.; Koegl, C.; Durbin, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: This study compares outpatients with intellectual disability (ID) receiving specialised services to outpatients with ID receiving general services in Ontario's tertiary mental healthcare system in terms of demographics, symptom profile, strengths and resources, and clinical service needs. Methods: A secondary analysis of Colorado…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Psychiatric Hospitals, Patients, Foreign Countries
Why Some Adults with Intellectual Disability Consult Their General Practitioner More Than Others
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Turk, V.; Kerry, S.; Corney, R.; Rowlands, G.; Khattran, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: This research identifies factors affecting why some adults with intellectual disability (AWIDs) consult their general practitioner (GP) more than others. Little is known about these factors, despite AWIDs having higher health needs and reduced longevity. Current barriers to accessing health care need to be understood and overcome to…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Females, Mental Retardation, Access to Health Care
Health Co-Morbidities in Ageing Persons with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Dementia
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McCarron, M.; Gill, M.; McCallion, P.; Begley, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Consideration of the relationship between physical and mental health co-morbidities in ageing persons with Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's dementia (AD) is of clinical importance both from a care and resource perspective. To investigate and measure health co-morbidities in ageing persons with Down syndrome with and without AD. Recorded physical…
Descriptors: Dementia, Case Records, Quality of Life, Mental Health
Fifteen-Year Follow-Up of 92 Hospitalized Adults with Down's Syndrome: Incidence of Cognitive Decline, Its Relationship to Age and Neuropathology
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Margallo-Lana, M. L.; Moore, P. B.; Kay, D. W. K.; Perry, R. H.; Reid, B. E.; Berney, T. P.; Tyrer, S. P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: The clinical and neuropathological features associated with dementia in Down's syndrome (DS) are not well established. Aims: To examine clinico-pathological correlations and the incidence of cognitive decline in a cohort of adults with DS. Method: A total of 92 hospitalized persons with DS were followed up from 1985 to December 2000.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Patients, Incidence