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ReviewCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2018

Health checks for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a family practice.

Ian Casson, Terry Broda, Janet Durbin, Angela Gonzales, Laurie Green, Elizabeth Grier, Yona Lunsky, Avra Selick, Kyle Sue

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Review in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Ian CassonAssociate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. ian.casson@dfm.queensu.ca.
Terry BrodaAdvanced practice nurse at the See Things My Way clinic and a faculty member of the Ingram School of Nursing at McGill University in Montreal, Que.
Janet DurbinResearch scientist in the Provincial System Support Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Ont, and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Angela GonzalesAdvanced practice nurse and health care facilitator for the Toronto Network of Specialized Care at Surrey Place Centre.
Laurie GreenFamily physician practising at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Lecturer at the University of Toronto.
Elizabeth GrierAssistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen's University.
Yona LunskySenior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Professor and Developmental Disability Lead at the University of Toronto.
Avra SelickResearch coordinator for the Provincial System Support Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Kyle SueClinical Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Family Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St John's.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · CAQueen's University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CAMemorial University of Newfoundland · CASt. Michael's Hospital · CASurrey Place Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo provide tips and tools for primary care practitioners carrying out health checks for adult patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and for implementing a systematic program of health checks in a group or team practice. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The "Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2018 Canadian Consensus Guidelines" literature review and interdisciplinary input. Experience in implementing health checks in family practices was obtained through the primary care project of H-CARDD (Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities). MAIN MESSAGE: Annual comprehensive health assessments ("health checks") are a recommendation of the 2018 Canadian consensus guidelines for primary care of adults with IDD because of evidence of benefit in this population. Although health checks might require more time to complete for people with IDD than is usual for encounters in primary care, family physicians are in an ideal position to provide this service because of the attributes of family medicine, which include both an orientation to proactive care and the ability to provide continuity of care. Tips and tools are provided for carrying out health checks for adult patients with IDD and for implementing a systematic program of health checks in a group or team practice.

conclusionHealth checks can help enhance a family physician's approach to providing care for adults with IDD.

Indexed as

AdultCanadaDevelopmental DisabilitiesFemaleGynecological ExaminationHumansIntellectual DisabilityMiddle AgedPhysical ExaminationPractice Guidelines as TopicPrimary Health Care

Identifiers

PMID29650744
PMCPMC5906774
OpenAlexW2797408423

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