Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 30;17(9):3126. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093126.
Life expectancy of people with intellectual disability (ID) has increased in recent decades. However, there is little evidence of whether these extra years of life are spent in good health. The aim of this study, conducted in Spain, is to obtain information about the prevalence of chronic health conditions in people with ID over the age of 44 and compare it with that of their peers without disability. Twenty health conditions were analyzed in 1040 people with ID and 12,172 people without ID through a study of their prevalence. The findings show that chronic constipation, urinary incontinence, thyroid disorders and obesity are the most prevalent chronic diseases among individuals with ID. In addition, this population group suffers these health conditions more frequently than older adults without ID. Detection and early intervention in these health conditions will improve adequate access to social health services and subsequent treatment of aging adults with ID.
近年来，智障人士（ID）的预期寿命有所增加。然而，几乎没有证据表明这些额外的寿命是否健康度过。本研究在西班牙进行，旨在获取 44 岁以上 ID 人群慢性健康状况的流行率信息，并将其与无残疾同龄人进行比较。通过对 1040 名 ID 人群和 12172 名无 ID 人群的患病率研究，分析了 20 种健康状况。研究结果表明，慢性便秘、尿失禁、甲状腺疾病和肥胖是 ID 人群中最常见的慢性疾病。此外，该人群群体比无 ID 的老年成年人更频繁地患有这些健康状况。对这些健康状况的检测和早期干预将改善智障成年人获得社会保健服务的机会，并随后对他们进行治疗。
