Poor physical health in adults with learning disabilities
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This project looked at the physical health of adults with learning disabilities.
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What we did
Doctors and Nurses collected information about the physical health of 1023 adults with learning disabilities living in Greater Glasgow.
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What we found
We looked at this information and found that people with learning disabilities have a lot of physical health problems.
These can be painful, disabling and potentially life threatening.
We also found that most people with learning disabilities had more than one physical health problem.
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What we will do next
A report has been written and it has been published in a health journal.
We will share our findings.