Learning Disabilities and Health Flashcards
Impairment
Inability to do something- anatomical or physiological
Handicap
Inability to fulfil a specific role
Disability
Inability to do a certain function linked with an impairment
Legal Definition of Disability
a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and longterm adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities
Disability Barriers
Negative cultural representations Segregated social provision Inaccessible information formats Inaccessible built environment and product design Suboptimal health care
Learning Disability
significant impairtment of general cognitive functioning acquired in childhood that is life long
Physical Implications of LD
Lower death rate from cancer Increased GI cancer deaths Coronary Heart Disease Respiratory Disease Visual impairment Hearing Impairment Musculo- skeletal impairment Poor oral hygiene Constipation - iatrogenic (more likely to be treated with psychotropic medications)
Diagnositic Overshadowing
give over importance to signs and symptoms - associate with one condition without looking into other causes
Down’s Syndrome
increasing LE
increased risk of dementia, thyroid problems and HD
Health, social and economic inequalities
- more likely to be economically disadvantaged
- have communication, numeracy, literacy and memory difficulties
- have personal and health risks,
- experience deficiencies in access to and the quality of healthcare provision
- have increased risk associated with specific genetic and biological causes of learning disabilities
health risks
poor nutrition
poor housing
environmental toxins
Annual Health Check
uptake poor (20-30%) Effective when used
Health Consequences
shorter life expectancy and premature mortality (20 years younger than GP- preventable)
- failyre to adeuqately diagnosise, treat and prevent comorbid physical health condition
