Author, as appears in the article.: Anabel Folch; María José Cortés Ruiz; Paloma Vicens; Rafael Martínez Leal
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia Psicologia
URV's Author/s: CORTÉS RUIZ, MARIA JOSÉ / Vicens Calderón, Paloma
Keywords: Morbidity Mental retardation Intellectual disability Health profile Aging
Abstract: Objective. To better understand the health profiles of people with intellectual disability (ID), focusing on the variables that are associated with a poorer health status. Materials and methods. Data were collected from the Survey on Disability, Personal Autonomy and Dependency (EDAD 2008) of the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE). The health data of 2 840 subjects with IDD were analyzed in order to verify the impact of different variables on their health profiles. Results. People with severe and profound levels of IDD presented a higher number of medical diagnoses.At residence centers there was a larger proportion of individuals with a higher prevalence of chronic diseases and more severe conditions; age also was an important factor. Conclusion. The health profiles of individuals with IDD differ depending on the severity level of their IDD and their degree of institutionalization. Further research is needed to provide better health care for people with IDD.
Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Sociología Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Odontología Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Enfermagem Economia Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas i Antropologia / arqueologia
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 00363634
Author's mail: paloma.vicens@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-0732-5070
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Salud Publica De Mexico. 59 (Extra 4): 400-407
APA: Anabel Folch; María José Cortés Ruiz; Paloma Vicens; Rafael Martínez Leal (2017). Health profiles in people with intellectual developmental disorders. Salud Publica De Mexico, 59(Extra 4), 400-407. DOI: 10.21149/8199
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2017
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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