Burden of Chronic Disease for Older Australians with Intellectual Disability

Title
Burden of Chronic Disease for Older Australians with Intellectual Disability
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Hussain, Rafat
Wark, Stuart
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-1860
Email: stuart.wark@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:swark5
Janicki, Matthew
Parmenter, Trevor
Knox, Marie
Editor
Editor(s): The Gerontological Society of America
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1093/geroni/igx004.2552
UNE publication id
une:23178
Abstract
The preliminary findings from an ongoing large-scale Australian study assessing health, well-being and health service use for older people with intellectual disability (PwID), compared to their normative age-peers, have revealed the nature of the burden of chronic disease experienced by PwID aged >= 60 years (n=356). Preliminary results confirm a significant burden of chronic disease including: arthritis (41%), persistent pain (28%), diabetes (23%), asthma (16%), heart disease (15%), cancers (8.7%), depression (22%), anxiety (20%), schizophrenia/bipolar (3.3%) and dementia (2.2%). Many respondents reported multiple co-morbidities. For most conditions, there was a noted discrepancy in the proportion of respondents with a chronic disease diagnosis versus those who were prescribed medication, which alludes to inadequacy of appropriate healthcare for PwIDs by primary-care physicians. Comparative data from OECD countries reveal patterns of chronic disease for older PwID; given this there are significant challenges of healthcare service provision across disability and aged-care services.
Link
Citation
Innovation in Aging: Global Aging and Health: Bridging Science, Policy and Practice, 1(S1), p. 712-712
ISSN
2399-5300
Start page
712
End page
712

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