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Reproductive Cancer Treatment Hospitalizations of U.S. Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Parish, 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
Are Researchers Addressing Cancer Treatment and Survivorship among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the U.S.? A Scoping Review
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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
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mammogram Frequency among Women with Intellectual Disability
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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