Hospitalisation rates for epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes in 796 190 school-aged children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: a record-linkage cohort study
Our findings suggest pupils with intellectual disabilities may receive poorer community healthcare than their peers for the common conditions of epilepsy and asthma. Hospital admissions are disruptive for both the child and their family. Epilepsy and asthma are associated with avoidable deaths; hence, a better understanding of these hospitalisations is important.
Authors
- Gillian Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7241-6951)
- Craig Melville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382)
- Michael Fleming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2185-4502)
- Jill P. Pell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8898-7035)
- Angela Henderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477)
- Deborah Cairns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554)
- Sally‐Ann Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700)
Institutions
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088809
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council