Race/Ethnicity and the Use of Preventive Health Care Among Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Abstract

Race/ethnicity may be less of a factor in accessing preventive care among adults with ID/DD receiving services than among the general population.

Comparing differences in support needs as perceived by parents of adult offspring with down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy

“…are less likely to receive preventative health services (Bershadsky, Hiersteiner, Fay, & Bradley, 2014) and vocational rehabilitative services (Balcazar, Oberoi, Suarez-Balcazar, & Alvarado, 2012). Further, in the study by Burke and Heller, lower socioeconomic status also significantly related to greater unmet service needs.…”

Disparities in Unmet Service Needs Among Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities

“…Racial and ethnic disparity in services extends beyond long‐term services and supports and healthcare access (Bershadsky et al . ). Studies about vocational rehabilitation have also documented disparities in access and services among minority individuals with disabilities (Balcazar et al .…”

“…Also, this finding helps generalize that African American individuals not only are less likely to receive some preventative healthcare services (Bershadsky et al . ) but also they are less likely to receive needed long‐term services and supports.…”

“…Compared to White, non‐Hispanic young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, African American adults are significantly less likely to receive certain preventative health services (Bershadsky et al . ). Generalizing these findings to the current study, individuals from minority backgrounds may have significantly greater unmet service needs.…”

A Review of Health Surveillance in Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

“…Bershadsky and colleagues (Bershadsky, Hiersteiner, Fay, & Bradley, 2014;Bershadsky et al, 2012) used National Core Indictors data to identify disparities in preventive care among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They found that older individuals were more likely to have had a physical examination, and a flu or pneumonia vaccine but they were less likely to have seen a dentist.…”