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A systematic review of systematic reviews of secondary health conditions, health promotion, and employment of people with intellectual disabilities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2021
Abstract
This is a systematic review of systematic reviews of secondary health conditions, health promotion interventions, and employment in people with intellectual disabilities. Articles were included if they reported a systematic review of health and employment, secondary health conditions, and health promotion interventions for people with intellectual disabilities. The methodological quality of the included reviews was reviewed using the A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews quality rating system, a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews. Twenty-five systematic reviews were included. There was evidence that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) were at elevated risk for secondary health conditions, health promotion interventions can improve physical and mental health conditions, and employment is associated with better health-related quality of life. Health promotion intervention to help people with ID engage in health promoting behaviors can improve health and their ability to find and maintain employment.
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- The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , July 2021 , pp. 13 - 40
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- © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press and The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling
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References for the 25 Articles Retained for the Systematic Review
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