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Direct linkGrace Rutherford; Rafat Hussain; Kathleen Tait – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, now constitute a major proportion of ill-health across most adult and older populations including in people with intellectual disability. The current paper is a comparative analysis of prevalence of NCDs across mid-aged and older-aged people with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Adults, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
Tanaka, Miho; Kanehara, Akiko; Morishima, Ryo; Kumakura, Yousuke; Okouchi, Noriko; Nakajima, Naomi; Hamada, Junko; Ogawa, Tomoko; Tamune, Hidetaka; Nakahara, Mutsumi; Jinde, Seiichiro; Kano, Yukiko; Kasai, Kiyoto – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is characterised by a changing pattern of overlapping intellectual, physical, and mental disabilities along the course of one's life. However, the impact of overlapping disorders (multimorbidity) on educational challenges remains unclear. Method: A survey was conducted with 88 caregivers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Genetic Disorders, Disabilities, Comorbidity
Lewis, Sunali B.; Florio, Tony; Srasuebkul, Preeyaporn; Trollor, Julian N. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Can disability support services (DS) facilitate access to mental health services (MHS) for people with intellectual disability? This study utilized 10 years of data from 6,260 persons in NSW who had received DS and specific MHS to quantify the relationship between DS utilization and MHS utilization in adults with intellectual…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Hussain, Rafat; Wark, Stuart; Janicki, Matthew P.; Parmenter, Trevor; Knox, Marie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: There is paucity of research from Australia about comorbidity in older people with intellectual disability (PwID). This paper examines the burden of chronic diseases and associated sociodemographic correlates in a cohort of PwID aged 60+. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used with community-dwelling older PwID in urban/rural…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
Thomas, Stuart D. M.; Nixon, Margaret; Ogloff, James R. P.; Daffern, Michael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Accumulating evidence internationally points to an increased risk of crime perpetration and victimization among people with an intellectual disability (ID). This study aimed to examine the impact that comorbid mental illness had on the association between intellectual disability, crime perpetration and criminal victimization. Method: A…
Descriptors: Crime, Victims of Crime, Intellectual Disability, Mental Disorders
Redley, Marcus; Lancaster, Isabella; Pitt, Adam; Holland, Anthony; Thompson, Angela; Bradley, John R.; Glover, Gyles; Thomson, Karen; Jones, Sara; Herbert, Bernadette; Holme, Anita; Clare, Isabel C. H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Objectives: To understand the views of qualified medical practitioners regarding "reasonable adjustments" and the quality of the care and treatment provided to adults with intellectual disabilities when admitted to acute hospitals as inpatients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews took place with 14 medical practitioners, seven from each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Intellectual Disability, Patients
Saldarriaga, Wilmar; Ruiz, Fabian Andres; Tassone, Flora; Hagerman, Randi – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Down syndrome (DS) and Fragile X syndrome (FXS) are the major genetic causes of intellectual disabilities. Here, we present a case of a 32-year-old woman with the diagnosis of both FXS and DS. She is the daughter of a 47-year-old pre-mutation woman who also has three sons with FXS. Methods: Cytogenetic testing detected the presence of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Females
Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène; Shooshtari, Shahin; Balogh, Robert; Martens, Patricia – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: This paper reviews what is currently known about mortality among Canadians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and describes opportunities for ongoing monitoring. Methods: In-hospital mortality among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario was examined using hospital data. Mortality was compared…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Mortality Rate
Conder, Jennifer Ann; Mirfin-Veitch, Brigit Frances; Gates, Sue – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Women with intellectual disability are thought to be at increased risk of mental illness, yet little is known about resiliency factors supporting women's mental health. This article reports on such factors drawn from a study that aimed to address how women with intellectual disability experience their mental health and well-being.…
Descriptors: Females, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Mental Disorders
