@article{ref1,
title="Frailty and disability in older adults with intellectual disabilities: results from the healthy ageing and intellectual disability study",
journal="Journal of the American Geriatrics Society",
year="2012",
author="Evenhuis, Heleen M. and Hermans, Heidi and Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M. and Bastiaanse, Luc P. and Echteld, Michael A.",
volume="60",
number="5",
pages="934-938",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To obtain first insight into prevalence and correlates of frailty in older people with intellectual disability (ID). DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study in persons using formal ID services. SETTING: Three Dutch care provider services. PARTICIPANTS: Eight hundred forty-eight individuals with borderline to profound ID aged 50 and older participating in the Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disability (HA-ID) Study. MEASUREMENTS: All participants underwent an extensive health examination. Frailty was diagnosed according to Cardiovascular Health Study criteria. Associations between frailty and participant characteristics were investigated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Prevalence of frailty was 11% at age 50 to 64 and 18% at age 65 and older. Age, Down syndrome, dementia, motor disability, and severe ID were significantly associated with frailty, but only motor disability had a unique association with frailty. In a regression model with these variables, 25% of the variance of frailty was explained. CONCLUSION: At age 50 to 64, prevalence of frailty is as high as in the general population aged 65 and older (7-9%), with a further increase after the age of 65. Motor disability only partially explains frailty. Future studies should address health outcomes, causes, and prevention of frailty in this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-8614",
doi="10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03925.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03925.x"
}