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Do health consultations for people with learning disabilities meet expectations? A narrative literature review
Chapman, Hazel M. Lovell, Andy Bramwell, Ros
Chapman, Hazel M.
Lovell, Andy
Bramwell, Ros
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2018-04-06
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To explore the benefits and disadvantages of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities, including:
• What are the rationales and outcome measures for health checks?
• How well do health checks meet the needs of people with learning disabilities?
• What areas does research in this topic need to focus on in the future?
Background
Health consultations are an interpersonal activity that influence health outcomes and attitudes towards self and health professionals for people with learning disabilities. Annual health checks have been introduced to improve health inequalities for people with learning disabilities
Method
A narrative literature review of health care for people with learning disabilities was undertaken to evaluate health care for this population, and specifically the outcomes from annual health checks.
Findings: While annual health checks have made some improvements in terms of health outcomes, attendance for appointments is still low, provision is variable and experiences of health checks for people with learning disabilities are under-researched.
Conclusions: Service-user-led research into their health experiences is needed. Research into the attitudes and experiences of health professionals in relation to people with learning disabilities is needed. Health care inequalities are only being partially addressed – improvement is needed in terms of service user experience and engagement.
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Chapman, H. M., Lovell, A., & Bramwell, R. (2018). Do health consultations for people with learning disabilities meet expectations? A narrative literature review. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 46(2), 118-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12222
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Wiley
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British Journal of Learning Disabilities
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10.1111/bld.12222
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Chapman, H. M., Lovell, A., & Bramwell, R. (2018). Do health consultations for people with learning disabilities meet expectations? A narrative literature review. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 46(2), 118-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12222, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bld.12222. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
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1468-3156