Mental and Physical Health Conditions in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Comparing Local and National Data

Autor/inn/en	Perera, Bhathika; Audi, Salma; Solomou, Solomis; Courtenay, Ken; Ramsay, Hugh
Titel	Mental and Physical Health Conditions in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Comparing Local and National Data
Quelle	In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48 (2020) 1, S.19-27 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Perera, Bhathika) ORCID (Solomou, Solomis)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-4187
DOI	10.1111/bld.12304
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Comorbidity; Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Influences; Educational Attainment; Incidence; Physical Health; Mental Health; Severity (of Disability); Geographic Location; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Vorkommen; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Schweregrad; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Background: Studies have reported increased prevalence of physical and mental health conditions in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) compared to people without intellectual disabilities. However, there are no studies looking into specific health conditions at a national level and comparing with areas that are socio-economically disadvantaged (e.g. low income and low education attainment). This study examines and compares the prevalence of physical and mental health morbidity in people with and without intellectual disabilities at a local and national level in the UK. Method: This study was an anecdotal analysis of physical and mental health data and annual health check-up for England (national), London (regional) and Haringey (inner-city borough of London) in 2016/17 using data from the NHS Digital database. Results: Patterns of mental and physical conditions for people with and without intellectual disabilities were similar across Haringey, London and England data. Severe mental illness was more prevalent among people with intellectual disabilities compared to non-intellectual disability peers. This further increased in the inner-city London borough for the intellectual disability group. Certain physical health conditions were also more prevalent in people with intellectual disabilities. Certain activities such as monitoring blood pressure, recording body mass index and checking HbA1C were better in people with intellectual disabilities. Uptake of annual health checks for people with intellectual disabilities remained around 50%. Discussion: This study further highlights the increased prevalence of mental and physical disorders in people with intellectual disabilities compared to people without intellectual disabilities. Further increased risk of mental disorders in an inner London borough compared to national data aligns with existing literature that highlights the negative impact of socio-economic deprivation on mental and physical health. Further studies are needed to assess the health and social care measures that can reduce the physical and mental health morbidity in people with intellectual disabilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01