Merrick Joav, Kandel Isack, Lotan Meir, Aspler Shoshana, Fuchs Brian Seth, Morad Mohammed
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Health Services, Office of the Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2011;23(1):79-81. doi: 10.1515/ijamh.2011.014.
In 1998, a questionnaire was developed by the Health Services, Office of the Medical Director at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services. This questionnaire was aimed to assess, on a yearly basis, the health of the residents with intellectual disability and the services provided to them by specific residential care centers within Israel. The present study was conducted to examine trends in the number of children with intellectual disability in residential care centers in Israel during 1999-2008. We demonstrated a clear downward trend with regard to the percent of children living in residential care facilities, from 18.1% of the total population in 1999 to 12.8% in 2008.
1998年，社会事务和社会服务部医疗主任办公室的卫生服务部门编制了一份调查问卷。这份问卷旨在每年评估以色列智障居民的健康状况以及特定寄宿照料中心为他们提供的服务。本研究旨在调查1999年至2008年期间以色列寄宿照料中心智障儿童数量的趋势。我们发现，居住在寄宿照料设施中的儿童比例呈明显下降趋势，从1999年占总人口的18.1%降至2008年的12.8%。
