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Direct linkMcNeil, Karen; Achenbach, Jillian; Lawson, Beverley; Delahunty-Pike, Alannah; Barber, Brittany; Diepstra, Heidi – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Although the Canadian Consensus Guidelines for Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recommends conducting periodic health checks in primary care, uptake is lacking. This study seeks to understand factors influencing the conduct of periodic health checks and identify what needs to change to increase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
van den Bemd, Milou; Cuypers, Maarten; Bischoff, Erik W. M. A.; Heutmekers, Marloes; Schalk, Bianca; Leusink, Geraline L. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Primary care providers require accurate evidence on chronic disease prevalence in people with intellectual disabilities in order to apply this information into practice. This study aimed to map the broadness of literature on chronic disease prevalence in people with and without intellectual disabilities, and to explore main…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Research Methodology
Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Greenlaw, Nicola; McSkimming, Paula; McCowan, Colin; Ross, Kevin; Allan, Linda; Henderson, Angela; Melville, Craig; Morrison, Jill; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Quality of primary healthcare impacts on health outcomes. This study aimed to quantify trends in good practice and the healthcare inequalities gap. Method: Indicators of best-practice management of long-term conditions and health promotion were extracted from primary healthcare records on 721 adults with intellectual disabilities in…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Best Practices
Chinn, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Easy Read health information (ERHI) has the potential to promote engagement in health care for people with intellectual disabilities. This study examined how ERHI was actually employed by clinicians and received by patients. Method: Video recordings were made of 32 patients with intellectual disabilities attending a health check with…
Descriptors: Readability, Intellectual Disability, Patients, Information Dissemination
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
Dunn, Kirsty; Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: People with intellectual disabilities may have inequalities in hospital admissions compared with the general population. The present authors aimed to investigate admissions for physical health conditions in this population. Methods: The present authors conducted a systematic review, searching six databases using terms on intellectual…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Physical Health, Health Conditions, Intellectual Disability
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
Shooshtari, Shahin; Temple, Beverley; Waldman, Celeste; Abraham, Sneha; Ouellette-Kuntz, Héléne; Lennox, Nicholas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: No standardized tool is used in Canada for comprehensive health assessments of adults with intellectual disabilities. This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing the Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) in Manitoba, Canada. Method: This was a qualitative study using a purposive sample of physicians,…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Foreign Countries
Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Cobigo, V.; Balogh, R.; Wilton, A.; Lunsky, Y. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Secondary prevention involves the early detection of disease while it is asymptomatic to prevent its progression. For adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, secondary prevention is critical as they may not have the ability to recognize the early signs and symptoms of disease or lack accessible information about these.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Prevention, Adults
Lennox, Nicholas; Van Driel, Mieke L.; van Dooren, Kate – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: The vast health inequities experienced by people with intellectual disability remain indisputable. Persistent and contemporary challenges exist for primary healthcare providers and researchers working to contribute to improvements to the health and well-being of people with intellectual disability. Over two decades after the only…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Primary Health Care, Allied Health Personnel, Access to Health Care
Balogh, Robert S.; Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene; Brownell, Marni; Colantonio, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: There is evidence that the primary care provided for persons with an intellectual disability living in the community has been inadequate. Hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions are considered an indicator for access to, and quality of, primary care. The objective of this research was to identify ACS…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Primary Health Care, Physical Health, Mental Health
van Loon, Jos; Knibbe, Jeroen; Van Hove, Geert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: Concerns have been raised about the quality of medical care available for people with intellectual disabilities in community-based services. The aims of this study were to evaluate a model of medical care developed during a programme of deinstitutionalization, based on a specialist physician supporting general practitioners (GPs).…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Physicians, Normalization (Disabilities)
