Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 514 878 adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage national cohort study

Ewelina Rydzewska; Dewy Nijhof; Laura Hughes; Craig Melville; Michael Fleming; Daniel Mackay; Filip Sosenko; Laura Ward; Kirsty Dunn; Maria Truesdale; Deborah Cairns; Jill P. Pell; Grant M. A. Wyper; Bhautesh D. Jani; Fiona Barlow; Angela Henderson; Ruth Callander; Sally-Ann Cooper

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089962

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Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 514 878 adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage national cohort study

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Ewelina Rydzewska School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dewy Nijhof School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura Hughes School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Craig Melville School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Fleming School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel Mackay School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Filip Sosenko School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura Ward School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kirsty Dunn School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maria Truesdale School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Deborah Cairns School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jill P. Pell School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Grant M. A. Wyper School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Population Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bhautesh D. Jani School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fiona Barlow School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Angela Henderson School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ruth Callander Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sally-Ann Cooper School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Deborah Cairns; deborah.cairns{at}glasgow.ac.uk

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Rydzewska E, Nijhof D, Hughes L, et al

Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 514 878 adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage national cohort study

BMJ Open 2025;15:e089962. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089962

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Received June 14, 2024
Accepted December 6, 2024
First published February 12, 2025.

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February 12, 2025

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