title: [Health among persons with intellectual disability in Spain:  the European POMONA-II study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  International studies show that both the pattern of health and the healthcare provided for persons with intellectual disability (ID) and the general population are different.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To obtain data about the state of health of persons with ID and to compare them with data about the general population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The P15 set of health indicators was used in a sample of 111 subjects with ID. The health data that were found were compared according to the subjects' type of residence and the 2006 National Health Survey was used to compare these data with those for the general population. RESULTS; The sample with ID presented 25 times more cases of epilepsy and twice as many cases of obesity. Twenty per cent presented pain in the mouth and the presence of sensory and mobility problems, as well as psychosis, was high. We also found, however, a low presence of pathologies like diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. They also displayed a lower rate of participation in prevention and health promotion programmes, a higher number of hospital admissions and a lower usage of emergency services.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pattern of health of persons with ID differs from that of the general population, and they use healthcare services differently. It is important to develop programmes of health promotion and professional training that are specifically designed to attend to the needs of persons with ID. Likewise, it is also necessary to implement health surveys that include data about this population.
authors.affiliation: UNIVIDD, Unidad de Investigación en Discapacidad Intelectual y Trastornos del Desarrollo, Fundación Villablanca, Grup Pere Mata, Reus, Tarragona, España. martinezr@peremata.com
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Leal
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salvador-Carulla
authors.forename: Mencía Ruiz
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Colosía
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadal
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Novell-Alsina
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martorell
authors.forename: Rodrigo G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: González-Gordón
authors.forename: M Reyes
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mérida-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ángel
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Milagrosa-Tejonero
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Amado
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez-Vicente
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Ibáñez
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aguilera-Inés
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006293:Health Promotion; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult