Effects of health screening for adults with intellectual disability: a pooled analysis

British Journal of General Practice

Robert Ware¹  Sally-Ann Cooper¹  Chris Bain¹  Miriam Taylor Gomez¹  Nicholas Lennox¹ 

[1] Queensland Centre of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Mater Hospitals, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

关键词: disability;    general practitioners;    intellectual;    outcome assessment;    mass screening;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp11X561186

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Health screening has been shown to have beneficial effects on health outcomes in adults with intellectual disability. However, the nature of the population, which makes it difficult to recruit, has meant past studies have been relatively small and effect estimates unstable. This study conducted a pooled analysis of two randomised trials and one cohort study, containing a total of 795 participants. Use of a simple, low-cost screening tool produced substantial increases in health-promotion and disease-prevention activity, when compared with usual care.

【 授权许可】

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