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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 13-40 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press and The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling.
Funding
The contents of the journal publication were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTEM0003). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this journal article do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Administration for Community Living |
Keywords
- Systematic reviews
- employment
- health promotion
- intellectual disabilities
- secondary health conditions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation
