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ERIC Number: EJ962098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1366-8250
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Ageing and Health Status in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Results of the European POMONA II Study
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v36 n1 p49-60 Mar 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design for a stratified sample of 1,253 adults with ID across 14 European member states. Results: Older people (55+) were more likely to live in larger residential homes. Rates of smoking and use of alcohol were lower than in the general population but were higher with older age. More than 60% of older adults had a sedentary lifestyle. Cataract, hearing disorder, diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis/arthrosis, and osteoporosis were positively associated with advancing age; allergies and epilepsy, negatively associated. Conclusions: Some evidence of health disparities was found for older people with ID, particularly in terms of underdiagnosed or inadequately managed preventable health conditions. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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