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Estimated prevalence of people with learning disabilities: template for general practice.
- Source :
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The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners [Br J Gen Pract] 2008 Jun; Vol. 58 (551), pp. 423-8. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Background: In 2001, a white paper set out a commitment to ensure that people with a learning disability receive equal access to health services, with an expectation that general practices would have identified all people with a learning disability registered with the practice by June 2004.<br />Aim: To outline the development of a template to create practice-based registers of people with learning disabilities in general practice.<br />Design of Study: The study was prospective, employing a template to identify patients in general practice with a learning disability. The study used capture-recapture methodology to estimate the prevalence of learning disability in the population.<br />Setting: General practices in Leeds.<br />Method: A template was developed that uses Read code searches of practices' electronic medical records, along with practice knowledge to identify patients who have a learning disability.<br />Results: The tool was piloted in 30 general practices in Leeds and validated against a city-wide database of people with learning disability. There was a wide variation between the practices in terms of how many people were identified, with the average being 0.4% of the practice population. Combined with validation from the city-wide database, this increased to 0.7%.<br />Conclusion: The template provides a valuable tool for general practices to begin developing a practice-based register of patients with a learning disability. This is particularly timely in view of the revised General Medical Services contract Quality and Outcomes Framework indicator, stimulating practices to produce a register of patients with learning disability. Use of a common definition for learning disability is needed to improve consistency in identification across practices.
- Subjects :
- England epidemiology
Family Practice organization & administration
Health Services Accessibility organization & administration
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized organization & administration
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Family Practice statistics & numerical data
Health Services Accessibility statistics & numerical data
Health Services Needs and Demand statistics & numerical data
Learning Disabilities epidemiology
Medical Records Systems, Computerized statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0960-1643
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 551
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18505620
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp08X299272