People with intellectual disability have been shown to have high rates of falls, yet little previous research has focussed on understanding the causes or factors associated with falls in this group.
- Delivering Customised Employment in Australia
- Exploring the use of supports to facilitate individualised living
- Falls risk and prevention in people with intellectual disability
- Experiences of moving from government to community services
- Supporting people with intellectual disability in decision making
- Decision-making support training for disability support workers
- Identifying pain in people with intellectual disability
- Facilitating inclusion for people with disability
- Measuring outcomes of disability services in children
- The 1 in 4 Poll: Issues of importance to people with a disability
- Access to services for people with complex communication and mental health needs
- Supporting younger people in residential aged care
- Measuring outcomes for people using disability services
- Supporting clients with complex health care needs
- Involving people with disability in the behaviour support planning process
- The development and delivery of a co-research course for people with disability
People with intellectual disability have been shown to have high rates of falls, yet little previous research has focussed on understanding the causes or factors associated with falls in this group.
A literature review into falls risk assessment and interventions to reduce falls in people with intellectual disability was conducted in collaboration with researchers at Monash University. The review provided recommendations and informed Scope's efforts to reduce falls risk among clients.
Lalor, A., Callaway, L., Koritsas, S., Curran-Bennett, A., Wong, R., Zannier, R., & Hill, K. (2023). Interventions to reduce falls in community-dwelling adults with intellectual disability: a systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67(11). https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13066
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