Mental Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Residential Care before, during, and after Lockdown.

BACKGROUND: The impact of the COVID-19 on the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities (PID) has been little studied. METHODS: We analyzed its impact with a cohort study quantitatively analyzing anxiety, depression, organic symptoms, quality of life, and support needs in 24 PID, aged 19-74 years (x¯ 40, σ = 13.09), living in a residential center, before, during, and after the pandemic. RESULTS: Their mental health improved unexpectedly at the onset of the lockdown although there was an increase in organic symptoms. But, with the progress of the lockdown, their mental health deteriorated drastically. On the contrary, as expected, their quality of life and support needs worsened from the beginning of the lockdown until the country returned to normality, a time when there was a general recovery, without reaching pre-pandemic levels. These results show that the mental health of PID was affected differently to that of people without intellectual disabilities.

Sexual Health in Spanish People with Intellectual Disability: the Impact of the Lockdown due to COVID-19.

Introduction: The lockdown due to COVID-19 affected the sexual health of the people with intellectual disabilities by differentially modifying the frequency and characteristics of people's sexual activity depending on whether or not they lived with a partner during this period. The aim of this study was to analyze the extent to which the sexual behavior of people with intellectual disabilities (with and without a partner) was affected during the lockdown. Methods: The sample consisted of 73 people with intellectual disabilities between 21 and 63 years old (M = 39.63; SD = 10.11). The variables analyzed were the physical, social, and technological environment during the lockdown, sexual appetite, sexual behavior, online sexual activity, and sexual abuse. The data were collected between the months of May and June of 2020. Results: The lockdown increased the sexual appetite of a third of the sample (38%), especially the youngest participants. Sexual activity focused on autoeroticism and online behavior, particularly sending nude images of oneself (88%) and viewing pornography (83.6%). Rates of sexual abuse during this period were relatively high (6.8%). Conclusions: The sexual activity of people with ID was important during the lockdown, and they had to adapt to the circumstances of isolation in a similar way to the general population. Technological improvements in terms of devices and connection quality at home allowed their sexual behavior to be reoriented, opening the door to new risks for the sexual health of people with ID. Policy Implications: Cybersex and the increase in sexual abuse due to confinement are aspects that should be included in programs to improve the sexual health of this group.

Change in body mass index among girls with precocious puberty under treatment.

INTRODUCTION: Changes in body mass index (BMI) among girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) under treatment have been controversial in other populations. OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in BMI Z score and the rate of overweight and obesity in Mexican girls with ICPP during their first year of treatment. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study was conducted among girls with ICPP under treatment with leuprolide, with a somatometry performed every six months, over a 1-year period. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to establish differences in BMI Z score and a multivariate analysis was used to assess the relationship among the different factors. RESULTS: Among 121 girls, BMI Z score increased from 0.87 to 1.32, and the rate of overweight and obesity increased from 40.5% to 70.3%, a statistically significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: Changes in BMI Z score and the rate of overweight and obesity among Mexican girls with ICPP increased significantly.

INTRODUCCIÓN: Las modificaciones del índice de masa corporal (IMC) en niñas con pubertad precoz central idiopatica (PPCI) bajo tratamiento han sido controversiales en otras poblaciones. OBJETIVO: Evaluar la modificación de puntaje z de IMC y la presencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en niñas mexicanas con PPCI durante su primer año de tratamiento. METODOLOGÍA: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo de niñas con PPCI, tratadas con leuprolide, con medición semestral de la somatometría por un año. Se utilizó analisis de la varianza (analysis of variance; ANOVA, por sus siglas en inglés) para las diferencias del puntaje z de IMC y análisis multivariado para la relación con los diferentes factores. RESULTADOS: En 121 niñas, el puntaje z de IMC se incrementó de 0,87 a 1,32, y la presencia de obesidad y sobrepeso aumentó de 40,5% a 70,3%, con diferencia estadísticamente significativa. CONCLUSIONES: La modificación de puntaje z de IMC y la frecuencia de sobrepeso u obesidad en niñas mexicanas con PPCI aumentaron significativamente.