Incidence and prevalence of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in the community: a systematic review protocol

Portia Ho; Shane Patman; Caroline Bulsara; Jenny Downs; Max Bulsara; Anne-Marie Hill

doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003155

Incidence and prevalence of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in the community: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2017 Jul;15(7):1819-1823. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003155.

Authors

Portia Ho¹, Shane Patman, Caroline Bulsara, Jenny Downs, Max Bulsara, Anne-Marie Hill

Affiliation

¹ 1School of Physiotherapy, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia 2Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia 3Telethon Kids Institute, West Perth, Australia 4School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia 5The Western Australian Group for Evidence Informed Healthcare Practice: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Perth, Australia.

PMID: 28708746
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003155

Abstract

The objective of this review is to synthesize the best available evidence to determine the incidence and prevalence of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in the community.

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Adult
Australia / epidemiology
Cost of Illness
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence*
Intellectual Disability / complications*
Intellectual Disability / epidemiology
Prevalence*
Residence Characteristics
Systematic Reviews as Topic