TY - JOUR
T1 - Unscheduled healthcare for children with intellectual disabilities
T2 - A systematic scoping review
AU - Nicholson, Emma
AU - Conlon, Ciara
AU - Mimmo, Laurel
AU - Doherty, Edel
AU - Guerin, Suzanne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - Background: The provision of unscheduled healthcare for children with intellectual disability is less researched than that focused on hospital settings or for adult services. The aim of the scoping review was to map the evidence base in this area and identify areas for future study. Method: A five-stage scoping review framework was adopted. CINAHL, PubMed, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, Embase, ProQuest Dissertation & Theses and Google Scholar were searched. Studies published in English after 1/1/2000 were considered eligible for inclusion. Results: A total of 3158 titles and abstracts were screened, 137 full-text articles were reviewed, and 25 papers met the inclusion criteria. Descriptive themes focused on inequities, needs and experiences of families', poor GP training, and limitations of existing evidence. Conclusion: Describing trends in healthcare utilisation by this population is valuable for monitoring quality of healthcare, however, addressing observed inequities will require approaches that recognise specific issues within the health system that result in inequities.
AB - Background: The provision of unscheduled healthcare for children with intellectual disability is less researched than that focused on hospital settings or for adult services. The aim of the scoping review was to map the evidence base in this area and identify areas for future study. Method: A five-stage scoping review framework was adopted. CINAHL, PubMed, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, Embase, ProQuest Dissertation & Theses and Google Scholar were searched. Studies published in English after 1/1/2000 were considered eligible for inclusion. Results: A total of 3158 titles and abstracts were screened, 137 full-text articles were reviewed, and 25 papers met the inclusion criteria. Descriptive themes focused on inequities, needs and experiences of families', poor GP training, and limitations of existing evidence. Conclusion: Describing trends in healthcare utilisation by this population is valuable for monitoring quality of healthcare, however, addressing observed inequities will require approaches that recognise specific issues within the health system that result in inequities.
KW - child
KW - health
KW - intellectual disability
KW - scoping review
KW - unscheduled healthcare
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127008480&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/jar.12994
DO - 10.1111/jar.12994
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35322908
AN - SCOPUS:85127008480
SN - 1360-2322
VL - 35
SP - 736
EP - 751
JO - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
JF - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
IS - 3
ER -