The general practice care of people with intellectual disability: barriers and solutions

NG Lennox, JN Diggens… - Journal of Intellectual …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
A questionnaire exploring general practitioners′(GPs′) perceptions of the barriers and
solutions to providing health care to people with intellectual disability was sent to 912 randomly …

Beating the barriers: recruitment of people with intellectual disability to participate in research

N Lennox, M Taylor, T Rey‐Conde… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background The health status of people with intellectual disability (ID) is poor, yet very little
research has been done on their health needs. There are several barriers to performing this …

Primary health care and people with an intellectual disability: the evidence base

NG Lennox, MP Kerr - Journal of Intellectual Disability …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing awareness of the importance of evidence‐based medicine in guiding health
care delivery. This paper reviews the evidence pertinent to the delivery of primary health …

Effects of a comprehensive health assessment programme for Australian adults with intellectual disability: a cluster randomized trial

N Lennox, C Bain, T Rey-Conde… - International journal …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background People with intellectual disability constitute ∼ 2% of the population. They die
prematurely, and often have a number of unrecognized or poorly managed medical conditions …

Meeting in the middle: improving communication in primary health care consultations with people with an intellectual disability

J Ziviani, N Lennox, H Allison, M Lyons… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The increased presence and participation in Australian society of people with an intellectual
disability provides challenges for the provision of primary health care. General practitioners (…

Healthy ageing–adults with intellectual disabilities: physical health issues

…, CM Henderson, H Beange, N Lennox… - Journal of applied …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This report has been prepared by the Ageing Special Interest Research Group of the International
Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) in collaboration …

A scoping review of what is known of the physical health of adults with autism spectrum disorder

…, T Buckley, JN Trollor, N Lennox - Journal of Intellectual …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Little research has been carried out on the physical health of people with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). From the studies conducted with both children and adults, few studies have …

Women with intellectual disabilities: a study of sexuality, sexual abuse and protection skills

G Eastgate, ML Van Driel, N Lennox… - Australian family …, 2011 - search.informit.org
Background: Sexual abuse and abusive relationships are known to be especially common
in people with intellectual disability. This study explored how women with intellectual …

Parent‐related stress of male and female carers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities and carers of children within the general population: A cross‐sectional …

…, L McPherson, E Emerson, N Lennox - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Carers of children with intellectual disability show high rates of parent‐related
stress and are at an increased risk for deleterious physical and mental health. Materials and …

Cluster randomized‐controlled trial of interventions to improve health for adults with intellectual disability who live in private dwellings

N Lennox, C Bain, T Rey‐Conde… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background People with intellectual disability who live in the community often have poor
health and healthcare, partly as a consequence of poor communication, recall difficulties and …