COVID-19 deaths in people with intellectual disability in the UK and Ireland: descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected people with intellectual disability disproportionately. Existing data does not provide enough information to understand factors associated with increased deaths in those with intellectual disability. Establishing who is at high risk is important in developing prevention strategies, given risk factors or comorbidities in people with intellectual disability may be different to those in the general population.

Aims

To identify comorbidities, demographic and clinical factors of those individuals with intellectual disability who have died from COVID-19.

Method

An observational descriptive case series looking at deaths because of COVID-19 in people with intellectual disability was conducted. Along w

SUBMITTER: Perera B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7562776 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature