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Linked data analysis of learning disability health checks and emergency hospital admissions in the Kent Integrated Dataset
Author(s) -
Cuccu Zara,
Bourne Tom,
AbiAad Gerrard,
Bennett Samantha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12799
Subject(s) - learning disability , medicine , residence , logistic regression , odds , health care , population , odds ratio , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Background People with learning disabilities have higher rates of admitted patient care than the general population. This study explored emergency hospital admissions during 2018/19 in association with learning disability health check recording in general practice within the Kent Integrated Dataset during 2016/17 to 2018/19. Methods Multiple logistic regression evaluated the odds of emergency hospital admission by sex, age, deprivation, residence, risk score, long‐term conditions, severe health needs and health check. During 2018/19, one or more emergency hospital admissions were recorded for 10.9% of the 5,759 persons recorded with learning disability. Results There were lower odds of emergency hospital admission in persons having had learning disability health check in the past 3 years even after adjustment. Conclusions Comparison to nationally representative research suggests a consistent finding of benefit from learning disability health check on indicators of unplanned care use, supporting the view that learning disability health checks facilitate the addressing of key health needs.