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Direct linkParish, Susan L.; Son, Esther; Powell, Robyn M.; Igdalsky, Leah – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
There is a dearth of existing research on the treatment of reproductive cancers among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study analyzed the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample and compared the prevalence of reproductive cancer treatment hospitalization discharges among women with…
Descriptors: Cancer, Females, Incidence, Medical Services
Samtani, Grace; Bassford, Tamsen L.; Williamson, Heather J.; Armin, Julie S. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (PWIDD) often encounter barriers in the health care system when seeking general and specialized medical care. Literature has shown that PWIDD experience a lack of proper screening for and prevention of cancer compared to the general population. However, less is known regarding the cancer care…
Descriptors: Cancer, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Health Care
Arana, Evelyn; Carroll-Scott, Amy; Massey, Philip M.; Lee, Nora L.; Klassen, Ann C.; Yudell, Michael – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Little information exists on the associations between intellectual disability (ID) and race/ethnicity on mammogram frequency. This study collected survey and medical record data to examine this relationship. Results indicated that Hispanic and Black women with ID were more likely than White women with ID to have mammograms every 2 years.…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Cancer
Swaine, Jamie G.; Dababnah, Sarah; Parish, Susan L.; Luken, Karen – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Women with intellectual disability do not receive cervical and breast cancer screening at the same number as women without disabilities. Numerous barriers to receipt of screening have been reported by individuals with intellectual disability, paid caregivers, nurses, and other medical professionals. This study utilized semi-structured qualitative…
Descriptors: Cancer, Medical Services, Females, Mental Retardation
Wilkinson, Joanne; Lauer, Emily; Greenwood, Nechama W.; Freund, Karen M.; Rosen, Amy K. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Though it is widely recognized that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face significant health disparities, the comprehensive data sets needed for population-level health surveillance of people with IDD are lacking. This paucity of data makes it difficult to track and accurately describe health differences, improvements,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Health Care, Databases
Fischer, Leonard S.; Becker, Andrew; Paraguya, Maria; Chukwu, Cecilia – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) frequently have comorbidities that might interfere with colonoscopy preparation and examination. In this article, the authors review their experience with colonoscopies performed from 2002 through 2010 on adults with IDD at a state institution to evaluate quality and safety of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Adults
Parish, Susan L.; Swaine, Jamie G.; Luken, Karen; Rose, Roderick A.; Dababnah, Sarah – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Women with developmental disabilities are significantly less likely than women without disabilities to receive cervical and breast cancer screening according to clinical guidelines. The reasons for this gap are not understood. The present study examined the extent of women's knowledge about cervical and breast cancer screening, with the intention…
Descriptors: Females, Health Promotion, Developmental Disabilities, Cancer
Tyler, Carl V.; Zyzanski, Stephen J.; Panaite, Vanessa; Council, Linda – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Health care disparities have been documented in cancer screenings of adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Developmental disabilities nurses were surveyed to better understand and improve this deficiency. Two thirds of respondents believed that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities received fewer cancer…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Nurses, Screening Tests, Cancer
