Health inequalities experienced by children and young people with intellectual disabilities

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay A. Allerton ◽  
Vicki Welch ◽  
Eric Emerson
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Young People ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Environmental Determinants ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

This literature review aimed to synthesize evidence on the prevalence and determinants of health conditions and impairments among children and young people with intellectual disability in the United Kingdom. Several databases were systematically searched for studies conducted with children under the age of 18 living in the United Kingdom and published in 2010–11. Evidence from a 2002 and a 2010 literature review on health inequalities among individuals of all ages with intellectual disability was also reviewed. We conclude there is an increased prevalence of a number of health conditions and impairments among children with intellectual disability and evidence that these health inequalities are associated with several preventable environmental determinants.

scholarly journals Following severe childhood stroke, specialised residential rehabilitation improves self-care independence but there are ongoing needs at discharge

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (8) ◽  
pp. 530-537
Author(s):  
Lorna Wales ◽  
Carolyn Dunford ◽  
Kathy Davis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Residential Rehabilitation

Introduction Stroke is a major cause of mortality and disability in childhood. There is a false belief that children will recover better than adults and recent research confirms that younger age at injury can have a negative impact on rehabilitation outcomes, resulting in lifelong disability. Self-care is a key rehabilitation outcome for children and young people. Methods This service evaluation reviews routinely collected clinical self-care data from one specialised residential rehabilitation centre in the United Kingdom. Admission and discharge scores from the United Kingdom Functional Independence Measure +Functional Assessment Measure, Rehabilitation Complexity Scale – E and Northwick Park Nursing Dependency Scale were analysed. Results Twenty-six children and young people age 8 years and over with severe stroke were included. Mean scores of independence increased and mean scores of complexity and dependency decreased. A proportion of the sample had ongoing self-care needs in relation to support needed in washing, dressing and bathing. A small number remained highly dependent, requiring assistance from two carers. Conclusion Children and young people make significant gains in self-care independence during specialised rehabilitation. However, a proportion return to the community with high self-care needs. Occupational therapists and the wider care team should address ongoing self-care needs in this population.

scholarly journals P34 Biosimilar use in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a real-world setting in the United Kingdom

Rheumatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (suppl_8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diederik Decock ◽  
Rebecca Davies ◽  
Lianne Kearsley-Fleet ◽  
Eileen Baildam ◽  
Michael Beresford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Real World ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Real World Setting

scholarly journals R05 Biologic refractory disease in a cohort study of children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis from the United Kingdom

Rheumatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (suppl_8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Heaf ◽  
Lianne Kearsley-Fleet ◽  
Rebecca Davies ◽  
Diederik De Cock ◽  
Eileen Baildam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Refractory Disease ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom

41. Youth justice

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley McAra
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the founding principles, operational functioning and impact of the institutions which have evolved across the four nations in the United Kingdom to deal with children and young people who come into conflict with the law. It takes as its principal empirical focus the shifting patterns of control that have emerged over the past twenty years—a period characterized by a persistent disjuncture between normative claims about youth justice, evolving policy discourse, and the impact of youth justice practices on the lives of young people. The chapter concludes by arguing that, unless there is better alignment between these dimensions, justice for children and young people cannot and will never be delivered.

Review of the literature on self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in gender-diverse children and young people in the United Kingdom

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina E Mann ◽  
Amelia Taylor ◽  
Bernadette Wren ◽  
Nastasja de Graaf
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Increased Risk

International literature suggests that gender-diverse people are at increased risk of thoughts and acts of self-injury compared to their cisgender peers. The current review aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-injurious thoughts and behaviours (SITBs) among children and young people (CYP) in the United Kingdom identifying as a gender not typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth and, further, to examine relevant prevalence rates of SITBs reported both in academic and grey literature. In total, seven studies were included in the review and indicated an increased prevalence of SITBs among gender-diverse CYP compared to the general population. However, methodological limitations and significant heterogeneity in the rates of SITBs reported require that the available literature be interpreted with some caution. Important factors to consider when interpreting SITB rates, as well as recommendations for future research, are discussed.

scholarly journals Use and effectiveness of rituximab in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a cohort study in the United Kingdom

Rheumatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianne Kearsley-Fleet ◽  
Sunil Sampath ◽  
Liza J McCann ◽  
Eileen Baildam ◽  
Michael W Beresford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Questioning Inclusion: The Education of Roma/Traveller Students and Young People in Europe and England — A Critical Examination

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spyros Themelis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact

This article deals with issues pertinent to the ‘inclusion’ of Roma/Traveller children and young people in Europe and, in particular, England. It discusses some key issues that pertain to the inclusion of Roma/Traveller groups in society and it critically presents some key policies that have been advanced to tackle educational and social exclusion of these groups. The aim in this article is to explore the impact these approaches have had thus far and to unravel some of the contradictions, inconsistencies and tensions that permeate them. The critical examination of such approaches is principally located within the context of the United Kingdom, but relevant policies and initiatives that have been introduced by supra-national European organisations are also discussed in order to inform the reader about the wider context in relation to the issues many Roma/Traveller groups face. Inclusion does not operate in a vacuum. It is argued that a set of structural and ideological factors that impact on inclusion need to be identified and linked to a renewed and enriched inclusion approach. In fighting exclusion, holistic and sustained approaches are necessary, which cut across social, political, economic and cultural domains and extend well beyond the formal education of one group (the Roma/Travellers).

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