Coppus A M W
Dichterbij, Center for the Intellectually Disabled, Medical Center, Gennep, The Netherlands.
Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2013;18(1):6-16. doi: 10.1002/ddrr.1123.
Increases in the life expectancy of people with Intellectual Disability have followed similar trends to those found in the general population. With the exception of people with severe and multiple disabilities or Down syndrome, the life expectancy of this group now closely approximates with that of the general population. Middle and old age, which until 30 years ago were not recognized in this population, are now important parts of the life course of these individuals. Older adults with Intellectual Disabilities form a small, but significant and growing proportion of older people in the community. How these persons grow older and how symptoms and complications of the underlying cause of the Intellectual Disability will influence their life expectancy is of the utmost importance.
智力残疾者预期寿命的增长趋势与普通人群相似。除了重度和多重残疾者或唐氏综合征患者外，这一群体的预期寿命现在已与普通人群非常接近。直到30年前还未在这一人群中得到认识的中年和老年，现在是这些个体生命历程的重要组成部分。患有智力残疾的老年人在社区老年人中占比虽小，但意义重大且不断增加。这些人如何变老以及智力残疾潜在病因的症状和并发症将如何影响他们的预期寿命至关重要。
