PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Joanne E. Wilkinson
AU  - Larry Culpepper
AU  - Mary Cerreto
TI  - Screening Tests for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2007.04.060210
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
PG  - 399--407
VI  - 20
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/4/399.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/4/399.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2007 Jul 01; 20
AB  - Adults with intellectual disabilities need thoughtful, well-coordinated primary care from family physicians. However, evidence-based screening recommendations are lacking. We examined screening recommendations for common preventable conditions using the US Preventative Service Task Force guidelines. We also reviewed the literature about the prevalence of these conditions in adults with intellectual disabilities. Obesity, osteoporosis, and smoking are more prevalent in adults with intellectual disabilities, and enhanced screening for these conditions is recommended. Abnormal Papanicolaou smears and cervical cancer are less common in adults with intellectual disabilities and screening recommendations should be individualized. We also discussed strategies to make screening procedures less stressful for these patients.