THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Authors

  • Fabio Bertapelli
  • Roberto Antonio Soares

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29327/216984.16.1-28

Keywords:

Intellectual Disability, Covid-19, Obesity

Abstract

On March 5, 2021, the NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, one of the world's leading medical journals, published the article “The Devastating Impact of Covid-19 on Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in the United States”. This study reported that intellectual disability (ID) was the primary risk factor for the Covid-19 diagnosis. The authors further showed that ID was the primary risk factor other than age for Covid-19 mortality. Another finding was that individuals with ID had a higher prevalence of obesity than individuals without ID. The present review aims to examine two main findings from the North American study: 1) Covid-19 diagnosis and mortality data among individuals with ID, 2) prevalence of obesity in individuals with ID, and to examine obesity as a potential mediator of mortality among adults with ID.

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Published

2021-12-23

How to Cite

Bertapelli, F., & Antonio Soares, R. (2021). THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. Apae Ciência, 16(2), 307–309. https://doi.org/10.29327/216984.16.1-28

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2021): COVID-19 E SEU IMPACTO SOBRE AS PESSOAS EM SITUAÇÃO DE DEFICIÊNCIA

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