scholarly journals Prevalence and incidence of physical health conditions in people with intellectual disability – a systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256294
Author(s):  
Peiwen Liao ◽  
Claire Vajdic ◽  
Julian Trollor ◽  
Simone Reppermund
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Health Profile ◽  
Genetic Syndrome ◽  
Eye Disorders ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Circulatory Diseases

Objective To synthesize evidence on the prevalence and incidence of physical health conditions in people with intellectual disability (ID). Methods We searched Medline, PsycInfo, and Embase for eligible studies and extracted the prevalence, incidence, and risk of physical health conditions in people with ID. Results Of 131 eligible studies, we synthesized results from 77 moderate- to high-quality studies, which was mainly limited to high-income countries. The highest prevalence estimates were observed for epilepsy, ear and eye disorders, cerebral palsy, obesity, osteoporosis, congenital heart defects, and thyroid disorders. Some conditions were more common in people with a genetic syndrome. Compared with the general population, many health conditions occur more frequently among people with ID, including asthma and diabetes, while some conditions such as non-congenital circulatory diseases and solid cancers occur at the same or lower rate. The latter associations may reflect under-detection. Conclusions People with ID have a health profile more complex than previously known. There is a pressing need for targeted, evidence-informed population health initiatives including preventative programs for this population.

Subgroups Of At-risk Workers With Chronic Physical Health Conditions: From The Manage At Work Trial

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Peters ◽  
William S. Shaw ◽  
Elyssa Besen ◽  
Robert K. McLellan ◽  
Torill H. Tveito
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Conditions

Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Older Adults With an Intellectual Disability in Ireland: Associations and Service Implications

2014 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary McCarron ◽  
Marie O'Dwyer ◽  
Eilish Burke ◽  
Eimear McGlinchey ◽  
Philip McCallion
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Refractory Epilepsy ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Morbid Conditions

Abstract There are limited studies on the prevalence of epilepsy and co-morbid conditions in older adults with an ID. To begin to address this prevalence of epilepsy was estimated for participants in the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Associations with demographic variables and co morbid health conditions were examined. It was found that prevalence was high (30.7%); but declined as people aged. Those with epilepsy were less likely to live with family, independently or in community settings, rates of refractory epilepsy were high and, despite medication over half of those with epilepsy still reported experiencing seizures. Given these findings, people with ID and their careers have considerable needs for information about epilepsy management, and for support from specialist ID and epilepsy services.

Should Strengthening Bonds Be a Public Health Priority?

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Valerie M. Wood ◽  
Heather Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Emotional Bonds ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Negative Social Interactions

Abstract. Background: Previous research demonstrates the importance of close relationships on our physical health. However, to what extent the quality of our social relationships impacts our health, relative to other important health behaviors (e.g., smoking, drinking alcohol, and physical exercise), is less clear. Aims: Our goal was to use a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults to assess the relative importance of the quality of one’s social relationships (close emotional bonds and negative social interactions), relative to important health behaviors on physical health outcomes previously linked to social relationship quality. Method: Data ( N = 25,113) came from the Canadian Community Health Survey in 2012, a cross-sectional survey administered by Statistics Canada (2013) . The predictor variables were the presence of close emotional bonds, negative social relationships, type of smoker, type of drinker, and weekly hours of physical activity. The outcome variables were a current or previous diagnosis of high blood pressure, cancer, stroke, reports of current illness or injury, pain, and self-reported physical health. Results: Using regressions, we found that negative social interactions were more important than other health behaviors in relation to current injury/illness and pain. Physical activity was most strongly related to self-rated health, followed by negative social interactions and then close emotional bonds. Alcohol consumption was more related to the prevalence of stroke. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that negative social interactions may be more related to acute or minor physical health conditions, but social relationships may not be more strongly related to more chronic, life-threatening health conditions than other health behaviors.

Psychotherapies for clients with physical health conditions: A scoping review of demographic reporting.

Psychotherapy ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin M. Kimber ◽  
Melissa M. Ertl ◽  
Madison R. Egli ◽  
Rachel E. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Conditions

scholarly journals Self-rated health as a mediator between physical health conditions and depressive symptoms in older Chinese and Korean Americans

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245136
Author(s):  
Yuri Jang ◽  
Hyunwoo Yoon ◽  
Mengting Li ◽  
Nan Sook Park ◽  
David A. Chiriboga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Korean Americans ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
American Sample ◽  
Older Chinese

In the present study, we examined self-rated health as a mediator between physical health conditions (chronic diseases and functional disability) and depressive symptoms in older Chinese and Korean Americans. Using harmonized data (N = 5,063) from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly (PINE) and the Study of Older Korean Americans (SOKA), we tested direct and indirect effect models. In both groups, chronic diseases and functional disability were closely associated with negative ratings of health and symptoms of depression. Analyses with the PROCESS macro showed that the effect of chronic diseases and functional disability on depressive symptoms was mediated by self-rated health in both groups; the indirect effect was greater in the Korean American sample than in the Chinese American sample. These findings contribute to the understanding of the psychological mechanisms that underlie the mind–body connection and highlight the potential importance of subjective health assessment as a useful tool for health promotion.

scholarly journals Psychological distress trajectories in chronic physical health conditions.

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Caroline Debnar ◽  
Valerie Carrard ◽  
Davide Morselli ◽  
Gisela Michel ◽  
Nicole Bachmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Conditions

scholarly journals Expressed Emotion Towards Individuals with Mental and Physical Health Conditions: A Structured Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Лариса Засєкіна
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
British Journal ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Family Psychology ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Expressed Emotion (EE) is a well-validated measure of the family environment of individuals with mental and physical conditions that examines relatives’ critical, hostile and emotionally overinvolved attitudes towards a family member with a condition. This review focuses on studies of EE on containing data of the impact of Expressed Emotion on the course of chronic illnesses and clinical outcomes in mental and physical health conditions. The structural literature review is based on the search of articles in peer-reviewed journals from 1991 to November, 2018 in the databases Psyc-Info and PubMed. Taken together, these results suggest that there is an association between EE towards patients with both physical and mental conditions and  a poor clinical and personal recovery. Interestingly, the lower levels of EE towards individuals with a condition were observed  in partners comparatively with parents, adult children and relatives. However, the results have been obtained only from two populations with dementia and Type I diabetes and have been considered as important issue for future research.   References Ayilara, O., Ogunwale, A., & Babalola, E. (2017). Perceived expressed emotion in relatives of patients with severe mental illness: A comparative study. Psychiatry research, 257, 137-143. Bogojevic, G., Ziravac, L., & Zigmund, D. (2015). Impact of expressed emotion on the course of schizophrenia. European Psychiatry, 30, 390. Brown, G. W., Birley, J. L. T., & Wing, J. K. (1972). Influence of family life on the course of schizophrenic disorders: A replication. British Journal of Psychiatry, 121, 241–258. Chan, K. K., & Mak, W. W. (2017). The content and process of self-stigma in people with mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(1), 34-43. Cherry, M. G., Taylor, P. J., Brown, S. L., & Sellwood, W. (2018). Attachment, mentalisation and expressed emotion in carers of people with long-term mental health difficulties. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1), 257. Coomber, K., & King, R. M. (2013). Perceptions of carer burden: differences between individuals with an eating disorder and their carer. Eating Disorders, 21(1), 26-36 Engel, G. L. (1977). The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science, 196(4286), 129-136. Flanagan, D. A., & Wagner, H. L. (1991). Expressed emotion and panic fear in the prediction of diet treatment compliance. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 30, 231–240. Hooley, J. M., & Parker, H. A. (2006). Measuring expressed emotion: An evaluation of the shortcuts. Journal of Family Psychology, 20(3), 386. Rienecke, R. D., Lebow, J., Lock, J., & Le Grange, D. (2015). Family profiles of expressed emotion in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa and their parents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 46(3), 428-436. Safavi, R., Berry, K., & Wearden, A. (2018). Expressed emotion, burden, and distress in significant others of people with dementia. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(6), 835. Romero-Gonzalez, M., Chandler, S., & Simonoff, E. (2018). The relationship of parental expressed emotion to co-occurring psychopathology in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Research in developmental disabilities, 72, 152-165. Wearden, A. J., Tarrier, N., Barrowclough, C., Zastowny, T. R., & Rahill, A. A. (2000). A review of expressed emotion research in health care. Clinical Psychology Review, 20(5), 633-666. Wearden, A. J., Tarrier, N., & Davies, R. (2000). Partners' expressed emotion and the control and management of Type 1 diabetes in adults. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 49(2), 125-130.

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