Dr Laura Hughes
- Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (Mental Health & Wellbeing)
Publications
2025
Nijhof, Dewy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-3242, Sosenko, Filip
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-173X, McKernan Ward, Laura, Cairns, Deborah
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Hughes, Laura and Rydzewska, Ewelina
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133
(2025)
Making a case for an autism-specific multimorbidity index: a comparative cohort study.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,
(doi: 10.1007/s10803-025-06823-x)
(Early Online Publication)
Rydzewska, E. et al. (2025) 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, 15(2), e089962. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089962) (PMID:39938953)
2024
Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433)
2022
Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2022) Cohort profile: Scotland’s record-linkage e-cohorts of people with intellectual disabilities, and autistic people (SCIDA). BMJ Open, 12, e057230. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057230) (PMID:35568493) (PMCID:PMC9109103)
Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163,686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: A record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e061636. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636) (PMID:36113944) (PMCID:PMC9486341)
2021
Truesdale, M. et al. (2021) Respiratory-associated deaths in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 11(7), e043658. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043658) (PMID:34261677)
Sutherland, L., McGarty, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4937-0574, Melville, C.A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382 and Hughes-McCormack, L.A.
(2021)
Correlates of physical activity in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65(5),
pp. 405-436.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12811)
(PMID:33590605)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Greenlaw, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-1126, Mcskimming, Paula, Mccowan, Colin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Ross, Kevin, Allan, Linda, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Morrison, Jill
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-1516 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2021)
Changes over time in the management of long-term conditions in primary health-care for adults with intellectual disabilities, and the health-care inequalities gap.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(2),
pp. 634-647.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12833)
(PMID:33283349)
2020
Kinnear, Deborah, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2020)
The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: a whole‐country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(5),
pp. 1059-1068.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12728)
(PMID:32187783)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura Anne, McGowan, Ruth, Pell, Jill P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8898-7035, Mackay, Daniel
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5381-7098, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, O'Leary, Lisa and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2020)
Birth incidence, deaths, and hospitalisation of children and young people with Down syndrome, 1990-2015: birth cohort study.
BMJ Open, 10,
e033770.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033770)
(PMID:32241786)
2019
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-McCormack, Laura, Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
Age at identification, prevalence and general health of children with autism: observational study of a whole country population.
BMJ Open, 9,
e025904.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025904)
(PMID:31289063)
(PMCID:PMC6629388)
Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Rydzewska, Ewelina
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura Anne, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on mental and general health in Scotland: a cross-sectional study of a whole country of 5.3 million children and adults.
BMJ Open, 9(8),
e029040.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029040)
(PMID:31462474)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-McCormack, Laura A., Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
Prevalence of sensory impairments, physical and intellectual disabilities, and mental health in children and young people with self/proxy-reported autism: observational study of a whole country population.
Autism, 23(5),
pp. 1201-1209.
(doi: 10.1177/1362361318791279)
(PMID:30328695)
Ward, Laura M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0880-0662, Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Macpherson, Lorna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-2991 and Kinnear, Deborah
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554
(2019)
Oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(11),
pp. 1359-1378.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12632)
(PMID:31119825)
Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Rydzewska, Ewelina
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
The Relative Influence Of Intellectual Disabilities and Autism on Mental and General Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Whole Country of 5.3 Million Children and Adults.
2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura A., Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
General health of adults with autism spectrum disorders - a whole country population cross-sectional study.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 60,
pp. 59-66.
(doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.01.004)
2018
O'Leary, Lisa, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Dunn, Kirsty and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: a systematic review.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5),
pp. 687-708.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12446)
(PMID:29573301)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-McCormack, Laura A., Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence of long-term health conditions in adults with autism: observational study of a whole country population.
BMJ Open, 8(8),
e023945.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023945)
(PMID:30173164)
(PMCID:PMC6120653)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence and General Health Status of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Scotland: A Total Population Study.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions and Relationship with General Health in a Whole Country Population of 26,349 People with Intellectual Disabilities, Compared with the General Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Adults with Autism – Observational Study of Comorbidity in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Adults with Autism – Observational Study of General Health Status in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Children and Young People with Autism–Observational Study of Comorbidity in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Children and Young People with Autism–Observational Study of General Health Status in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
O'Leary, Lisa, Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 and Hughes-Mccormack, Laura
(2018)
Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(3),
pp. 325-342.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12417)
(PMID:28984406)
Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2018) Management and prevalence of long-term conditions in primary health care for adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(S1), pp. 68-81. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12386) (PMID:28730746)
Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Hospital admissions for physical health conditions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(S1),
pp. 1-10.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12360)
(PMID:28467010)
Melville, C.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, McGarty, A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4937-0574, Harris, L., Hughes-Mccormack, L., Baltzer, M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-7108, McArthur, L., Morrison, J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-1516, Allan, L. and Cooper, S.-A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
A population-based, cross-sectional study of the prevalence and correlates of sedentary behaviour of adults with intellectual disabilities.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(1),
pp. 60-71.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12454)
(PMID:29214701)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura Anne, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence and general health status of people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a total population study.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(1),
pp. 78-85.
(doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-209748)
(PMID:29070675)
2017
Hughes-McCormack, Laura A., Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2017)
Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population.
BJPsych Open, 3(5),
pp. 243-248.
(doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005462)
(PMID:29034100)
(PMCID:PMC5620469)
2016
Hughes-McCormack, L., Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, S.-A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
The health of Scotland’s 26,349 people with intellectual disabilities.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 685.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)
Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, L., Henderson, A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, S.-A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
Health of people with autism: findings from Scotland's 2011 census.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 731.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)
Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
Hospital admissions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 779.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12306)
Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2016) Quality of primary health care of 5,000 people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016. p. 685. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)
O'Leary, Lisa, Hughes-McCormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
Life expectancy and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 804.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12306)
2013
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura A., Banks, Pauline and Terras, Melody M. (2013) Secondary school transition for children with special educational needs: a literature review. Support for Learning, 28(1), pp. 24-34. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9604.12012)
Articles
Nijhof, Dewy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-3242, Sosenko, Filip
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-173X, McKernan Ward, Laura, Cairns, Deborah
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Hughes, Laura and Rydzewska, Ewelina
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133
(2025)
Making a case for an autism-specific multimorbidity index: a comparative cohort study.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,
(doi: 10.1007/s10803-025-06823-x)
(Early Online Publication)
Rydzewska, E. et al. (2025) 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, 15(2), e089962. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089962) (PMID:39938953)
Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433)
Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2022) Cohort profile: Scotland’s record-linkage e-cohorts of people with intellectual disabilities, and autistic people (SCIDA). BMJ Open, 12, e057230. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057230) (PMID:35568493) (PMCID:PMC9109103)
Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163,686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: A record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e061636. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636) (PMID:36113944) (PMCID:PMC9486341)
Truesdale, M. et al. (2021) Respiratory-associated deaths in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 11(7), e043658. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043658) (PMID:34261677)
Sutherland, L., McGarty, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4937-0574, Melville, C.A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382 and Hughes-McCormack, L.A.
(2021)
Correlates of physical activity in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65(5),
pp. 405-436.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12811)
(PMID:33590605)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Greenlaw, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-1126, Mcskimming, Paula, Mccowan, Colin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Ross, Kevin, Allan, Linda, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Morrison, Jill
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-1516 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2021)
Changes over time in the management of long-term conditions in primary health-care for adults with intellectual disabilities, and the health-care inequalities gap.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(2),
pp. 634-647.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12833)
(PMID:33283349)
Kinnear, Deborah, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2020)
The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: a whole‐country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(5),
pp. 1059-1068.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12728)
(PMID:32187783)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura Anne, McGowan, Ruth, Pell, Jill P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8898-7035, Mackay, Daniel
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5381-7098, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, O'Leary, Lisa and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2020)
Birth incidence, deaths, and hospitalisation of children and young people with Down syndrome, 1990-2015: birth cohort study.
BMJ Open, 10,
e033770.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033770)
(PMID:32241786)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-McCormack, Laura, Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
Age at identification, prevalence and general health of children with autism: observational study of a whole country population.
BMJ Open, 9,
e025904.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025904)
(PMID:31289063)
(PMCID:PMC6629388)
Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Rydzewska, Ewelina
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura Anne, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on mental and general health in Scotland: a cross-sectional study of a whole country of 5.3 million children and adults.
BMJ Open, 9(8),
e029040.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029040)
(PMID:31462474)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-McCormack, Laura A., Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
Prevalence of sensory impairments, physical and intellectual disabilities, and mental health in children and young people with self/proxy-reported autism: observational study of a whole country population.
Autism, 23(5),
pp. 1201-1209.
(doi: 10.1177/1362361318791279)
(PMID:30328695)
Ward, Laura M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0880-0662, Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Macpherson, Lorna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-2991 and Kinnear, Deborah
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554
(2019)
Oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(11),
pp. 1359-1378.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12632)
(PMID:31119825)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura A., Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
General health of adults with autism spectrum disorders - a whole country population cross-sectional study.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 60,
pp. 59-66.
(doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.01.004)
O'Leary, Lisa, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Dunn, Kirsty and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: a systematic review.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5),
pp. 687-708.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12446)
(PMID:29573301)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-McCormack, Laura A., Gillberg, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence of long-term health conditions in adults with autism: observational study of a whole country population.
BMJ Open, 8(8),
e023945.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023945)
(PMID:30173164)
(PMCID:PMC6120653)
O'Leary, Lisa, Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 and Hughes-Mccormack, Laura
(2018)
Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(3),
pp. 325-342.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12417)
(PMID:28984406)
Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2018) Management and prevalence of long-term conditions in primary health care for adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(S1), pp. 68-81. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12386) (PMID:28730746)
Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Hospital admissions for physical health conditions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(S1),
pp. 1-10.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12360)
(PMID:28467010)
Melville, C.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, McGarty, A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4937-0574, Harris, L., Hughes-Mccormack, L., Baltzer, M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-7108, McArthur, L., Morrison, J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-1516, Allan, L. and Cooper, S.-A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
A population-based, cross-sectional study of the prevalence and correlates of sedentary behaviour of adults with intellectual disabilities.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(1),
pp. 60-71.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12454)
(PMID:29214701)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura Anne, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence and general health status of people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a total population study.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(1),
pp. 78-85.
(doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-209748)
(PMID:29070675)
Hughes-McCormack, Laura A., Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2017)
Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population.
BJPsych Open, 3(5),
pp. 243-248.
(doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005462)
(PMID:29034100)
(PMCID:PMC5620469)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura A., Banks, Pauline and Terras, Melody M. (2013) Secondary school transition for children with special educational needs: a literature review. Support for Learning, 28(1), pp. 24-34. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9604.12012)
Conference or Workshop Item
Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Rydzewska, Ewelina
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Melville, Craig
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2019)
The Relative Influence Of Intellectual Disabilities and Autism on Mental and General Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Whole Country of 5.3 Million Children and Adults.
2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence and General Health Status of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Scotland: A Total Population Study.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477, MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions and Relationship with General Health in a Whole Country Population of 26,349 People with Intellectual Disabilities, Compared with the General Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Adults with Autism – Observational Study of Comorbidity in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Adults with Autism – Observational Study of General Health Status in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Children and Young People with Autism–Observational Study of Comorbidity in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Henderson, Angela
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2018)
Children and Young People with Autism–Observational Study of General Health Status in a Whole Country Population.
Fifth International IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 17-20 July 2018.
(doi: 10.1111/jar.12485)
Hughes-McCormack, L., Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, S.-A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
The health of Scotland’s 26,349 people with intellectual disabilities.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 685.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)
Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Hughes-Mccormack, L., Henderson, A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, S.-A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
Health of people with autism: findings from Scotland's 2011 census.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 731.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)
Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
Hospital admissions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 779.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12306)
Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2016) Quality of primary health care of 5,000 people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016. p. 685. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)
O'Leary, Lisa, Hughes-McCormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700
(2016)
Life expectancy and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.
2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016.
p. 804.
(doi: 10.1111/jir.12306)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Healthcare matters: capturing the complexity of Primary Health Care for people with intellectual disabilities through record linkage and the Delphi method.
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
2022 - 2023
- Older parent carers health and its reciprocal effect on their ageing offspring with intellectual disabilities: a record linkage study
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
2018 - 2019
- Learning disabilities - The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory
Scottish Government
2018 - 2022
- Learning disabilities - The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory
Scottish Government
2018 - 2024
- Learning disabilities - The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory
Scottish Government
2018 - 2026