ArticleJournal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2021
People with intellectual disability in Ireland are still dying young.
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- Breaking barriers: a commentary on research gaps in cancer and depression among individuals with intellectual disabilities.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
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- An update of the reported effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on person with intellectual disability and their carers: a scoping review.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
- The average life expectancy of persons with disabilities in China.SSM - population health · 2023Article
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- Significant regional inequalities in the prevalence of intellectual disability and trends from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis of GBD 2019.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Article
- Opening the door to university health research: recommendations for increasing accessibility for individuals with intellectual disability.International journal for equity in health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with intellectual disability die younger than their non-disabled peers. In recent years, greater attention has been paid to closing the gap. However, evidence that this is being achieved is limited by the dearth of longitudinal, national data.
methodOver 4,000 decedents identified in the Irish National Intellectual Disability Database from 2001 to 2016 were compared to deaths in the general population based on age and gender profiles using death rates and standardised mortality ratios. A binary logistic regression analysis also identified the characteristics of persons who had a higher risk of dying.
resultsIrish people with intellectual disability die younger and have a higher rate of death than their non-disabled peers. Nor has the gap between their mortality and that of the general population closed in recent years.
conclusionsMore concentrated effort is needed in Ireland on promoting equitable access to health services for people with intellectual disability.
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