Comment aborder les soins primares aux adultes ayant des déficiences intellectuelles et développementales: Importance des cadres conceptuels pour élaborer des lignes directrices

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) or an intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) as this disorder is referred to in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 1 represent 1 to 3% of the Canadian population and it is found in most family medicine practices . According to studies in Ontario, they consult family physicians and receive continuity of primary care similar to that of patients without IDD 3 . They have also been called the “invisible 3%” in health care 2. They most often live in poverty, have higher rates of emergency room visits and hospital admissions, and receive fewer preventive screenings than patients without such impairments 2 , 4 , 5 .