Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population
Background There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations; study results vary....
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| author | Laura A. Hughes-McCormack Ewelina Rydzewska Angela Henderson Cecilia MacIntyre Julie Rintoul Sally-Ann Cooper |
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Background
There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and
relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations;
study results vary.
Aims
To determine the prevalence of mental health conditions and relationships
with general health in a total population with and without intellectual
disabilities.
Method
Ninety-four per cent completed Scotland's Census 2011. Data on
intellectual disabilities, mental health and general health were
extracted, and the association between them was investigated.
Results
A total of 26 349/5 295 403 (0.5%) had intellectual disabilities. In
total, 12.8% children, 23.4% adults and 27.2% older adults had mental
health conditions compared with 0.3, 5.3 and 4.5% of the general
population. Intellectual disabilities predicted mental health conditions;
odds ratio (OR)=7.1 (95% CI 6.8–7.3). General health was substantially
poorer and associated with mental health conditions; fair health OR=1.8
(95% CI 1.7–1.9), bad/very bad health OR=4.2 (95% CI 3.9–4.6).
Conclusions
These large-scale, whole-country study findings are important, given the
previously stated lack of confidence in comparative prevalence results,
and the need to plan services accordingly.
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| spelling | doaj.art-da16850f642a4757a71de8c0598792142023-03-09T12:28:42ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242017-09-01324324810.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005462Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general populationLaura A. Hughes-McCormack0Ewelina Rydzewska1Angela Henderson2Cecilia MacIntyre3Julie Rintoul4Sally-Ann Cooper5Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Mental Health and Wellbeing Group, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, UKInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Mental Health and Wellbeing Group, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, UKInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Mental Health and Wellbeing Group, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, UKNational Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, UKHealth and Social Care Analysis, Scottish Government, Edinburgh, UKInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Mental Health and Wellbeing Group, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, UK Background There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations; study results vary. Aims To determine the prevalence of mental health conditions and relationships with general health in a total population with and without intellectual disabilities. Method Ninety-four per cent completed Scotland's Census 2011. Data on intellectual disabilities, mental health and general health were extracted, and the association between them was investigated. Results A total of 26 349/5 295 403 (0.5%) had intellectual disabilities. In total, 12.8% children, 23.4% adults and 27.2% older adults had mental health conditions compared with 0.3, 5.3 and 4.5% of the general population. Intellectual disabilities predicted mental health conditions; odds ratio (OR)=7.1 (95% CI 6.8–7.3). General health was substantially poorer and associated with mental health conditions; fair health OR=1.8 (95% CI 1.7–1.9), bad/very bad health OR=4.2 (95% CI 3.9–4.6). Conclusions These large-scale, whole-country study findings are important, given the previously stated lack of confidence in comparative prevalence results, and the need to plan services accordingly. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472400002337/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Laura A. Hughes-McCormack Ewelina Rydzewska Angela Henderson Cecilia MacIntyre Julie Rintoul Sally-Ann Cooper Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population BJPsych Open |
| title | Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population |
| title_full | Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population |
| title_short | Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population |
| title_sort | prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population |
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