Hospital admissions and morbidity in people with intellectual developmental disorders

• Main Authors: Rubén José Bernal-Celestino, Daniel León-Hurtado, Rafael Martínez-Leal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2017-07-01
• Series: Salud Pública de México
• Subjects: discapacidad intelectual; hospitalización; morbilidad; mortalidad hospitalaria; disparidades en atención de salud; indicadores de salud
• Online Access: http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/8202

Objective. People with intellectual developmental disorders (IDD) have worse health statuses in comparison with general population. The objective of this paper is to compare access and hospital morbimortality in people with IDD and general population. Material and methods. We conducted aretrospective cross-sectional analytical study and analyzed data on admissions and discharges between IDD patients and the rest of them, in Ciudad Real, España. Results. Out of 51 325 hospital admissions, 441 (0.9%) belonged to the group of persons with IDD. The IDD group had fewer programmed hospitalization than the general population and fewer surgical interventions. They presented more admissions for mental disorders and respiratory system diseases. Conclusions.The data presented confirm TDI population have different patterns of disease. Furthermore, this study reveal potential difficulties in access to health care in this population.