1972
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb46767.x
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Mortality Rate in Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Children

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“…As with previous studies, we found a strong association between the severity of impairments and a higher risk of early mortality. With an adjusted hazard ratio of 6.2, lack of independent ambulation was the strongest independent predictor of mortality, an association that was first recognized in an Australian study in 1972 20 . Other factors that were independently associated with mortality in this cohort were severe/profound intellectual impairment, bilateral deafness, and epilepsy.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…As with previous studies, we found a strong association between the severity of impairments and a higher risk of early mortality. With an adjusted hazard ratio of 6.2, lack of independent ambulation was the strongest independent predictor of mortality, an association that was first recognized in an Australian study in 1972 20 . Other factors that were independently associated with mortality in this cohort were severe/profound intellectual impairment, bilateral deafness, and epilepsy.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…1998; Patja et al. 2001), may be even more prevalent in people with reduced mobility (Roboz 1972; Eyman et al. 1987).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is not the intention of this study to investigate the causes of death. However, it has been suggested that the risk of infections, already contributing to excess deaths in the intellectual disability population (Hollins et al 1998;Patja et al 2001), may be even more prevalent in people with reduced mobility (Roboz 1972;Eyman et al 1987).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another intriguing finding was that children not affected by CP had an increased risk for infection pain. This is surprising, because it is known that restricted mobility is associated with reduced pulmonary ventilation and a higher incidence of respiratory infection (Roboz 1972). However, the finding that children who see a medical professional less often also had increased pain risk suggests that CP might be protective because it leads to more regular medical contact, increasing the likelihood of detection and intervention before infection causes pain to occur.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%