How do multimorbidity and lifestyle factors impact the perceived health of adults with intellectual disabilities?

Background Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have poorer physical and perceived health than the general population. Knowledge of perceived health predictors is both limited and important for guiding the development of preventive actions. The aims of this study were to investigate (1) the asso...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of intellectual disability research 2021-08, Vol.65 (8), p.772-783
Main Authors: Olsen, M. I., Halvorsen, M. B., Søndenaa, E., Langballe, E. M., Bautz‐Holter, E., Stensland, E., Tessem, S., Anke, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity level
Adults
Comorbidity
Exercise
Females
Gender
Health Conditions
Health indicators
Health promotion
Health status
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
lifestyle
Lifestyles
Medical disciplines: 700
Medisinske Fag: 700
Motor ability
multimorbidity
perceived health
Physical activity
Physical Activity Level
Physical Health
VDP
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Background Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have poorer physical and perceived health than the general population. Knowledge of perceived health predictors is both limited and important for guiding the development of preventive actions. The aims of this study were to investigate (1) the associations between perceived health and demographics, degree of ID, physical health conditions, and weight and physical activity level and (2) lifestyle factors and multimorbidity as predictors for perceived health adjusted for age, gender, and level of ID. Method The North Health in Intellectual Disability study is a community based cross‐sectional survey. The POMONA‐15 health indicators were used. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses with poor versus good health as the dependent variable were applied. Results The sample included 214 adults with a mean age 36.1 (SD 13.8) years; 56% were men, and 27% reported perceiving their health as poor. In univariate analyses, there were significant associations between poor health ratings and female gender, lower motor function, number of physical health conditions and several indicators of levels of physical activity. In the final adjusted model, female gender [odds ratio (OR) 2.4, P 
ISSN:0964-2633
1365-2788
1365-2788
DOI:10.1111/jir.12845