TY - JOUR
T1 - Adults with intellectual disabilities: prevalence, incidence and remission of self-injurious behaviour, and related factors
AU - Cooper, Sally-Ann
AU - Smiley, Elita
AU - Allan, Linda
AU - Jackson, Alison
AU - Finlayson, Janet
AU - Mantry, Dipali
AU - Morrison, Jillian
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is a serious condition, with implications for the person, their family and financial costs to the state providing care. The previously reported prevalence of SIB has ranged from 1.7% to 41%, or 1.7%–23.7% in community studies. There has been little study of remission rate, and incidence has not previously been reported. SIB has been reported to be individually associated with lower ability, autism and communication impairments, but given the inter-relationships between these three factors, it is not known whether they are independently associated with SIB. This study investigates the point prevalence, incidence and remission rates of SIB among the adult population with intellectual disabilities (ID), and explores which factors are independently associated with SIB.
AB - Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is a serious condition, with implications for the person, their family and financial costs to the state providing care. The previously reported prevalence of SIB has ranged from 1.7% to 41%, or 1.7%–23.7% in community studies. There has been little study of remission rate, and incidence has not previously been reported. SIB has been reported to be individually associated with lower ability, autism and communication impairments, but given the inter-relationships between these three factors, it is not known whether they are independently associated with SIB. This study investigates the point prevalence, incidence and remission rates of SIB among the adult population with intellectual disabilities (ID), and explores which factors are independently associated with SIB.
KW - intellectual disabilities
KW - self-injury
KW - challenging behaviour
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01060.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01060.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1365-2788
VL - 53
SP - 200
EP - 216
JO - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
JF - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
IS - 3
ER -