title: Minimizing health risks among older adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities: clinical considerations to promote quality of life.
abstract: The number of individuals aging with lifelong intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) is increasing and is expected to double by 2030. People with I/DD have faced a number of health disparities, including health care professionals unprepared to meet their health needs. This article will review age- and health-related clinical considerations among individuals aging with I/DD. The aim is to provide nurses with suggested interventions that promote health, prevent secondary conditions, and foster person-centered care among individuals aging with I/DD to help them live healthy and meaningful lives in their later years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA. Joan.Hahn@unh.edu
authors.forename: Joan Earle
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology