TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Prevalence and characteristics of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in a residential facility: a longitudinal study [PreFallID]
JO  - Intellectual and developmental disabilities
A1  - Salb, Johannes
A1  - Woodward, Carol
A1  - Offenhäußer, Jens
A1  - Becker, Clemens
A1  - Sieber, Cornel
A1  - Freiberger, Ellen
SP  - 228
EP  - 239
VL  - 53
IS  - 3
N2  - The objective of our study was to describe the prevalence and characteristics of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in a residential care setting and to define differences between fallers and non-fallers in younger and older resident groups. In contrast to the general population, falls are a problem for both aged and younger adults with intellectual disability living in a residential care setting. Falls of 147 residents, aged between 21-89 years with different grades of ID, were recorded prospectively over a 12 months period using a digital fall report form. For all participants, a total of 140 falls were reported and high fall rates per person-year were found in the younger (0.85) as well as in the older aged residents (1.06).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1934-9491
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-53.3.228
ID  - ref1
ER  -