Placement, Relocation and End of Life Issues in Aging Adults with and without Down's Syndrome: A Retrospective Study

Autor/inn/en	Patti, P.; Amble, K.; Flory, M.
Titel	Placement, Relocation and End of Life Issues in Aging Adults with and without Down's Syndrome: A Retrospective Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54 (2010) 6, S.538-546 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-2633
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01279.x
Schlagwörter	Dementia; Down Syndrome; Group Homes; Nursing Homes; Health Facilities; Relocation; Death; Aging (Individuals); Older Adults; Comparative Analysis; Daily Living Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demenz; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Gruppenheim; Sonderheim; Gesundheitszentrum; Umsetzung; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Aging; Altern; Älterer Erwachsener; Alltagsfertigkeit
Abstract	Background: Aging adults with Down's syndrome (DS) experience more relocations and other life events than adults with intellectual disabilities aged 50 and older without DS. Age-related functional decline and the higher incidence of dementia were implicated as the contributing factors that led to relocation and nursing home placement. Method: A retrospective study of adults with intellectual disabilities who were born prior to the year 1946 was conducted to analyse the number of relocations experienced over a 5- and 10-year period. The cohort consisted of 140 individuals (61 with DS between ages 50-71 years, and 79 without DS between ages 57-89 years) who had been referred to a diagnostic and research clinic. Results: Analyses revealed the number of relocations over a 5- and 10-year period were significantly greater in the DS group. Placement in a nursing home for end of life care was significantly higher in the DS group whereas the majority (90%) in the non-DS group remained in a group home setting. Mortality was significantly earlier in the DS group with the mean age at death to be 61.4 years compared with 73.2 years in the non-DS group. Conclusions: The present results suggest that aging adults with DS encounter more relocations, and are more likely to have their final placement for end of life care in a nursing home. In contrast, the adults without DS were subjected to less relocation and remained in the same group home setting. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10