TY - JOUR
T1 - Health problems of people with intellectual disabilities
T2 - The impact for general practice
AU - Straetmans, Jos M.J.A.A.
AU - van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Henny M.J.
AU - Schellevis, Francois G.
AU - Dinant, Geert Jan
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - This study aimed to analyse the health problems and prescriptions of people with intellectual disabilities registered with GPs. Within the Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice evidence was gathered on the differences in health problems between people with intellectual disabilities and control persons (without intellectual disabilities). In a 1:5 matched sample, people with intellectual disabilities paid 1.7 times more visits to GPs. They presented a different morbidity pattern, and received four times as many repeat prescriptions. People with intellectual disabilities increase a GP's workload.
AB - This study aimed to analyse the health problems and prescriptions of people with intellectual disabilities registered with GPs. Within the Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice evidence was gathered on the differences in health problems between people with intellectual disabilities and control persons (without intellectual disabilities). In a 1:5 matched sample, people with intellectual disabilities paid 1.7 times more visits to GPs. They presented a different morbidity pattern, and received four times as many repeat prescriptions. People with intellectual disabilities increase a GP's workload.
KW - Consultations
KW - Family practice
KW - Intellectual disabilities
KW - Morbidity
KW - Pharmacotherapy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846104004&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 17244427
SN - 0960-1643
VL - 57
SP - 64
EP - 66
JO - British journal of general practice
JF - British journal of general practice
IS - 534
ER -