BACKGROUND: People with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities (SPIMD) encounter several risk factors associated with higher mortality rates. They are also likely to experience a cluster of health problems related to the severe brain damage/dysfunction. In order to earlier detect physical …

BACKGROUND: People with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities (SPIMD) experience numerous serious physical health problems and comorbidities. Knowledge regarding the prevalence of these problems is needed in order to detect and treat them at an early stage. Data concerning these problems …

Background: Body composition measurements provide importanti nformation about physical fitness and nutritional status. People with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) have an increased risk for altered body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been evidenced as a reliable …

Physical health issues in persons with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities (SPIMD)

Gastcolleges Engels en Nederlands voor studenten fysiotherapie, specialisaties Volwassenen, Ouderen en Kinderen. In het gastcollege wordt de doelgroep mensen met een verstandelijke beperking toegelicht en verder toegespitst op de groep mensen met een visuele beperking. Belangrijkste thema: gezondheid, …

Background The ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) as a component of participation is one of the factors that contribute to the quality of life. The ability to perform ADL for persons experiencing severe/profound intellectual disability (ID) may be reduced due to their cognitive and physical …

Vanuit het ‘Landelijk Platform Ernstig Meervoudig Gehandicapten’ bestond de wens om een inventarisatie te maken van het aantal personen met (zeer) ernstige verstandelijke en meervoudige beperkingen (EMB) in Nederland en hun persoonskenmerken, omgevingsfactoren en bekostigingsvariabelen. Deze inventarisatie …

Physical health issues in persons with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (SPIMD) Aims: People with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities experience a wide range of complex health problems. However, the prevalence of different types of health problems and their …

Many children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) now reach adulthood. The aim of this study was to elicit parents’ experiences with the transfer from pediatric to adult medical care. A convenience sample of 131 Dutch parents of young people with PIMD (16–26 years) completed a …

Presentation January 2013