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Challenging Behaviour, Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability: A Secondary Analysis of Findings from a Randomised Controlled Trial
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Blickwedel, Jessica; Vickerstaff, Victoria; Walker, Matthew; Hassiotis, Angela – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: As both epilepsy and challenging behaviour are highly prevalent in adults with intellectual disability (ID) it is important to explore any potential relationships between the two to inform patient care. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between epilepsy factors and challenging behaviour in adults with ID.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability, Seizures
An Exploration of Costs of Community-Based Specialist Health Service Provision for the Management of Aggressive Behaviour in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Unwin, Gemma; Deb, Shoumitro; Deb, Tanya – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: In the UK, people with intellectual disabilities who exhibit aggressive behaviour often receive community-based specialist health services from a community learning disability team (CLDT). Our aim was to estimate costs associated with this provision and to identify predictors of higher costs. Method: Costs were estimated for 60 adults…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Aggression, Predictor Variables
Understanding Predictors of Low Physical Activity in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Finlayson, Janet; Jackson, Alison; Cooper, Sally-Ann; Morrison, Jillian; Melville, Craig; Smiley, Elita; Allan, Linda; Mantry, Dipali – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Lack of regular physical activity is globally one of the most significant risks to health. The main aims of this study were to describe the types and levels of regular physical activity undertaken by adults with intellectual disabilities, and to investigate the factors predicting low activity. Materials and Methods: Interviews were…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Physical Activity Level, Adults
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy in Adults with Mental Retardation.
McKee, Jerry R.; Bodfish, James W. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
Medical records of residents of a facility for persons with mental retardation from January 1, 1978, through December 31, 1997, were analyzed to identify incidence of sudden unexpected death for 180 individuals with and 125 without comorbid epilepsy. Eighty deaths were identified, with 55 occurring in those with epilepsy. (Contains 15 references.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Epilepsy, Incidence
Autism in Adults: Symptom Patterns and Early Childhood Predictors. Use of the DISCO in a Community Sample Followed from Childhood
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Billstedt, Eva; Gillberg, I. Carina; Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: Few studies have looked at the very long-term outcome of individuals with autism who were diagnosed in childhood. Methods: A longitudinal, prospective, community-based follow-up study of adults who had received the diagnosis of autism (classic and atypical) in childhood (n = 105) was conducted. A structured interview (the Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Autism, Adults, Communication Disorders, Intelligence Quotient
Discontinuance of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Developmental Disability and Diagnosis of Epilepsy.
Alvarez, Norberto – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Followup 8 years after reduction of antiepileptic drugs in 50 institutionalized developmentally disabled epileptic patients found recurrence of seizures in 26 patients. Predictors for a seizure-free state off medication included few documented seizures in lifetime, no gross neurological abnormalities, and persistently normal electroencephalograms.…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy
Determinants of Employment Status among a Community-Based Sample of People with Epilepsy: Implications for Rehabilitation Interventions
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Bishop, Malachy – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2004
People with epilepsy may face a number of complex and interacting problems and barriers related to employment. Understanding these barriers is an important step toward implementing effective rehabilitation interventions. This article explores the factors that predicted employment status among a community-based sample of adults with epilepsy. Data…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Epilepsy, Driver Education, Seizures