Merrick Joav, Merrick-Kenig Efrat, Kandel Isack, Morad Mohammed
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2008 Jan-Mar;20(1):93-6. doi: 10.1515/ijamh.2008.20.1.93.
Life expectancy for persons with intellectual disability has increased over the past 100 years, and today is closer to the life expectancy of the general population (except for Down syndrome). In this study, we looked at trends in the numbers of Arab persons with intellectual disability living in residential care centers in Israel. Analysis of annual questionnaires to the medical clinics in all residential care centers for the period 1998-2006 revealed that the Arab population had increased from 749 to 921 persons in 13 residential care centers (13.5% of the total residential care population). Of the 921 persons in 2006, 58 were children aged 0-9 years and 260 were aged 10-19 years, with the majority having severe or profound intellectual disability. The increase in the number over time can been seen as a longer life expectancy in this population; the lower than expected numbers in residential care can be seen as a result of children staying at home with their families for a longer time than in the Jewish population.
在过去的100年里，智力残疾者的预期寿命有所增加，如今已更接近普通人群的预期寿命（唐氏综合征患者除外）。在本研究中，我们观察了居住在以色列寄宿护理中心的阿拉伯智力残疾者数量的变化趋势。对1998年至2006年期间所有寄宿护理中心医疗诊所年度问卷的分析显示，13个寄宿护理中心的阿拉伯人口从749人增加到了921人（占寄宿护理总人口的13.5%）。2006年的921人中，58人为0至9岁儿童，260人为10至19岁，大多数患有严重或极重度智力残疾。随着时间推移人数的增加可视为该人群预期寿命延长；寄宿护理中心人数低于预期可视为儿童与家人在家中停留时间比犹太人群更长的结果。
