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McCarron, Mary; Swinburne, Janet; Burke, Eilish; McGlinchey, Eimear; Carroll, Rachael; McCallion, Philip – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Multimorbidity (2 or more chronic conditions) is being widely studied in older populations and this study explores both the relevance of emerging conceptualizations and the extent to which multimorbidity is a feature of aging in persons with an intellectual disability. Methods: Data was generated from wave one of the intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Diseases, Incidence, Caregivers
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Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Bastiaanse, Luc P.; Hermans, Heidi; Penning, Corine; van Wijck, Ruud; Evenhuis, Heleen M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Problems encountered in epidemiologic health research in older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) are how to recruit a large-scale sample of participants and how to measure a range of health variables in such a group. This cross-sectional study into healthy ageing started with founding a consort of three large care providers with a total…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Older Adults, Health, Caregivers
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Wu, Chia-Ling; Lin, Pei-Ying; Lin, Lan-Ping; Chu, Cordia M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Although longevity among older adults with intellectual disabilities is increasing, there is limited information on their premature aging related health characteristics and how it may change with increasing age. The present paper provides information of the institutional manager's perception on early onset aging and service preparation for this…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Caregivers
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Lifshitz, Hefziba; Merrick, Joav; Morad, Mohammed – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
The objective of the study was to study differences in aging phenomena among adults with intellectual disability (ID), who live in community residence versus their peers in residential care centers and to determine the contribution of health status, age, gender, etiology and level of ID to the decline in ADL function with age. Our study was based…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Down Syndrome