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Health Checks for People with Down Syndrome: A Pooled Analysis of Three Randomized Controlled Trials

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  • Robert S. Ware

    (School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Brisbane 4111, Australia
    Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane 4101, Australia)

  • Catherine Franklin

    (Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane 4101, Australia)

  • Lyn McPherson

    (School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Brisbane 4111, Australia)

  • Nicholas G. Lennox

    (Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane 4101, Australia)

Abstract

Health checks have beneficial effects on health outcomes in adults with intellectual disability; however, little is known about their effect on people with Down syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of receiving a health check on the unmet health needs of people with Down syndrome. A pooled analysis of three randomized trials conducted by the same Australian research team was undertaken. The trials used the same tools but differed by participant source (adults in 24 h supported accommodation, adults in private dwellings, adolescents living with parents). The intervention was a one-off health check, and the comparator was usual care. Among 216 participants, health actions were more likely to occur for those allocated to receive health checks, including increased hearing (odds ratio = 4.4; 95% confidence interval: 1.2, 16.4), vision (2.7; 1.1, 6.7), and thyroid (2.3; 1.3, 4.2) testing, and weight recording (4.7; 2.5, 8.8). Health checks conducted at the primary-care level produced substantially increased attention to the health needs of people with Down syndrome.

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  • Robert S. Ware & Catherine Franklin & Lyn McPherson & Nicholas G. Lennox, 2024. "Health Checks for People with Down Syndrome: A Pooled Analysis of Three Randomized Controlled Trials," Disabilities, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdisab:v:4:y:2024:i:1:p:7-110:d:1327615
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