Embedding routine health checks for adults with intellectual disabilities in primary care: practice nurse perceptions

ConclusionWhile the trial found the intervention to be dominant over standard health care, the adjustments nurses made may not have maximised potential benefits to patients. Increasing training could further improve the benefits that health checks provide for people with IDs.

Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - February 9, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: S. Macdonald, J. Morrison, C. A. Melville, M. Baltzer, L. MacArthur, S. A. Cooper Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research