Healthcare Utilisation and Barriers and Facilitators of Healthcare Access for Young People With Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young people with intellectual disability may exhibit poorer general health, higher mortality rates and greater limitations from physical or mental illnesses compared to the general population. It is important to understand how this may relate to healthcare utilisation, including factors influencing healthcare access for young people with intellectual disability. This systematic review aimed to examine healthcare utilisation and to identify common barriers and facilitators of healthcare access for young people with intellectual disability.

Method

Five databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL) were searched from 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2024 to identify articles that examined healthcare utilisation for young people (≤ 18 years old) with intellect

SUBMITTER: Kreps F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757204 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature