Objective To synthesize evidence on the prevalence and incidence of physical health
conditions in people with intellectual disability (ID). Methods We searched Medline …

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 …

Background Adults with intellectual disabilities have increased early mortality compared with
the general population. However, their extent of multimorbidity (two or more additional …

There is extensive discussion on the quality of education and support for individuals with
profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in relation to inclusion and full …

At present, there may be over 210,000 people with Down syndrome (DS) over the age of 55
in the United States (US) who have significant needs for augmented services due to …

Background. To date, relatively few representative data have been available to health
planners and advocacy groups on the life expectancy of people with intellectual disability. A …

Abstract Objective To update the 2011 Canadian guidelines for primary care of adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Methods Family physicians and other …

The authors examined the health‐related literature on aging and intellectual disabilities (ID)
published since 1999, with specific focus on examining findings on age‐associated health …

The effectiveness of an exercise training program for 52 adults with Down syndrome (M
age= 39.4 years) was evaluated. The training program consisted of cardiovascular (30 …

Background POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The
research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental …