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Overview

Sally-Ann Cooper is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research is situated primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions across subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Speech and Hearing.

Their publication record includes a focus on complex health and developmental conditions, particularly concerning intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders. Key topics in their work cover:

  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Sally-Ann Cooper has contributed to a variety of scientific articles. Some recent papers include:

  • "Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of Scottish schoolchildren: A population-based record linkage cohort study" (2020) published in PLoS Medicine
  • "Umbrella systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on comorbid physical conditions in people with autism spectrum disorder" (2020) published in The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Prevalence of mental health conditions, sensory impairments and physical disability in people with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and autism compared with other people: a cross-sectional total population study in Scotland" (2020) published in BMJ Open
  • "Rates, causes, place and predictors of mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome: cohort study with record linkage" (2020) published in BMJ Open
  • "COVID-19 infection and outcomes in a population-based cohort of 17 203 adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population" (2022) published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Their frequent collaborators include Angela Henderson, Craig Melville, Michael Fleming, Deborah Kinnear, and Jill P. Pell.

Publications by Sally-Ann Cooper have appeared in multiple journals, with the most frequent venues being BMJ Open, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, and NIHR Open Research.

Their book publications include a title with Cambridge University Press: "Making Sense of the ICD-11" (2023).

Best Publications

  • Mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities: prevalence and associated factors.

    Sally-Ann Cooper;Elita Smiley;Jillian Morrison;Andrew Williamson

  • Intellectual developmental disorders: towards a new name, definition and framework for "mental retardation/intellectual disability" in ICD-11.

    Luis Salvador Carulla;Geoffrey M. Reed;Leila M. Vaez-Azizi;Sally-Ann Cooper

  • Multiple physical and mental health comorbidity in adults with intellectual disabilities: population-based cross-sectional analysis

    Sally-Ann Cooper;Gary McLean;Bruce Guthrie;Alex McConnachie

  • The Leicester 500 Project. Social support and the development of postnatal depressive symptoms, a prospective cohort survey

    Traolach S. Brugha;H.M. Sharp;S.-A. Cooper;C. Weisender

  • Adults with intellectual disabilities : prevalence, incidence and remission of aggressive behaviour and related factors

    Sally-Ann Cooper;Elita Smiley;Alison Jackson;Janet Finlayson

  • Epidemiology of autism in adults across age groups and ability levels.

    Traolach S. Brugha;Nicola Spiers;John Bankart;Sally-Ann Cooper

  • Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.

    Lisa O'Leary;Sally-Ann Cooper;Laura Hughes-McCormack

  • Obesity in adults with Down syndrome: a case-control study.

    Ca A. Melville;S.-A. Cooper;Cw W. McGrother;Cf F. Thorp

  • People with intellectual disabilities

    Sally-Ann Cooper;Craig Melville;Jillian Morrison

  • Randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive behaviour therapy versus treatment as usual in recurrent deliberate self-harm: the POPMACT study.

    P. Tyrer;S. Thompson;U. Schmidt;V. Jones

  • Differential Rates of Psychiatric Disorders in Adults with Down's Syndrome Compared with Other Mentally Handicapped Adults

    Richard A. Collacott;Sally-Ann Cooper;Catherine McGrother

  • Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Prevalence, Incidence and Remission of Self-Injurious Behaviour, and Related Factors.

    Sally-Ann Cooper;Elita Smiley;Linda Allan;Alison Jackson

  • Prevalence of physical conditions and multimorbidity in a cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome: cross-sectional study.

    Deborah Kinnear;Jillian Morrison;Linda Allan;Angela Henderson

  • Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in elderly compared with younger adults with learning disabilities.

    Sally-Ann Cooper

  • Reducing Health Disparity in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Report from Health Issues Special Interest Research Group of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities1

    M. Scheepers;Michael Patrick Kerr;D. O'Hara;D. Bainbridge

  • Incidence and predictors of mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities: prospective study.

    Elita Smiley;Sally-Ann Cooper;Janet Finlayson;Alison Jackson

  • The Prevalence and Determinants of Obesity in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

    C. A. Melville;S.-A. Cooper;J. Morrison;L. Allan

  • Improving the health of people with intellectual disabilities: outcomes of a health screening programme after 1 year.

    S. Cooper;J.M. Morrison;C.A. Melville;J. Finlayson

  • The prevalence and incidence of mental ill-health in adults with Down syndrome.

    Dipali Mantry;Sally-Ann Cooper;Elita Smiley;Jillian Morrison

  • High prevalence of dementia among people with learning disabilities not attributable to Down's syndrome.

    Sally-Ann Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Hastings
Richard P. Hastings University of Birmingham
Andrew Jahoda
Andrew Jahoda University of Glasgow
Chris Hatton
Chris Hatton Manchester Metropolitan University
Dave Dagnan
Dave Dagnan University of Cumbria
Angela Hassiotis
Angela Hassiotis University College London
Anthony J. Holland
Anthony J. Holland University of Cambridge
Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Rune J. Simeonsson
Rune J. Simeonsson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver University of Birmingham

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