Background Recent attention to health of people with intellectual disabilities has used a
health disparities framework. Building on historical context, the paper summarizes what is …

Adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) often experience health
disparities. To address disparities, Healthy People 2020 includes specific disability and …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's related dementias (ADRD) are growing public
health concerns in aged populations of all ethnic and racial groups. AD and ADRD are …

Background Individuals with an intellectual disability are vulnerable to having end‐of‐life
decisions made for them merely due to the presence of a disability. As a result, decisions …

The literature presents the benefits of physical activity programs for people with intellectual
disabilities (ID), but aspects such as those related to physical exercise prescription, benefits …

People with intellectual disability (ID) experience high rates of chronic health problems and
poor overall health compared to people without disabilities. Recent attention to health risk …

Based on social-learning and self-determination motivational theories, the purpose of this
study was to determine the sources of motivation in youth and young adults with intellectual …

Objective To identify factors acting as barriers or enablers to the process of healthcare
consent for people with intellectual disability and to understand how to make this process …

People with intellectual disabilities (PID) share the same needs for affectionate and intimate
relationships as other people. In this study, a review of the literature was performed to (a) …

We evaluated a 12-week recreation center–based healthy lifestyle intervention for 30 obese
home-dwelling young adults (YA) with intellectual disabilities. Three cohorts participated: YA …