Multimorbidity in older people with intellectual disability

Title
Multimorbidity in older people with intellectual disability
Publication Date
2020-11
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 P
Parmenter, Trevor
Knox, Marie
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1111/jar.12743
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/29167
Abstract
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 regions of two Australian states. Recruitment was undertaken via a multi‐prong approach and each subject (N = 391; 236 urban/155 rural) personally interviewed.
Results
Findings show older PwID experience considerable multimorbidity (X = 3.8; 53.5% had 2-6 conditions). Conditions included arthritis (40%), diabetes (26%), cardiovascular diseases (23.6%), asthma (16.1%), carcinomas (10.0%) and mental health disorders (34.5%).
Conclusions
There was significant multimorbidity in older PwID, with evolution of life trajectories of select conditions associated with socioeconomic disadvantage and heath facility access barriers. Greater scrutiny of progressive health debilitation leading into older age and increased engagement by healthcare systems is required earlier in the lives of PwID.
Link
Citation
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6), p. 1234-1244
ISSN
1468-3148
1360-2322
Pubmed ID
32307771
Start page
1234
End page
1244

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