QOL

Question 1

What is diagnostic overshadowing?

Answer 1

When mental health issues are misattributed to the intellectual disability itself

Question 2

What is the difference between equity and equality in service provision?

Answer 2

Equity means providing resources tailored to specific needs, while equality means everyone gets the same resources

Question 3

What is an example of reasonable adjustment under UK’s Equality Act 2010?

Answer 3

Providing easy-read leaflets or sign language interpreters in clinics

Question 4

What are the main components of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)?

Answer 4

It explores patient’s identity, explanation of illness, cultural factors, and the clinician-patient relationship

Question 5

What is Positive Behavior Support (PBS)?

Answer 5

Understanding triggers and reducing challenging behaviors without medication⁠

Question 6

What are the key health statistics for people with ID?

Answer 6

They have higher rates of epilepsy (28%), communication problems (30%), physical disabilities (30%), visual impairments (20%), hearing impairments (10%), mental health issues (30%), and die 12-23 years earlier than the general population

Question 7

What percentage of countries had policies for ID mental health according to WHO?

Answer 7

Only 39% of countries had policies for ID mental health

Question 8

What are the main challenges in measuring Quality of Life (QoL)?

Answer 8

Underpowered studies, minimal intervention effects, QoL being resistant to change, and tools not being sensitive enough

Question 9

What is WHO’s definition of Quality of Life?

Answer 9

“An individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns”