A systematic review on the influence of pre-existing disability on sustaining injury.
Accid Anal Prev
; 62: 199-208, 2014 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-24172087
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To systematically review studies measuring the influence of pre-existing disability on the risk of sustaining an injury.DESIGN:
Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases searched included Medline (Pubmed), ProQuest, Ovid and EMBASE. INCLUSION CRITERIA Studies (1990-2010) in international peer-reviewed journals were identified with main inclusion criteria being that the study assessed involvement of injury sustained by persons with and without pre-existing disability.METHODS:
Studies were collated by design and methods, and evaluation of results.RESULTS:
Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria of our review. All studies found that persons with disabilities were at a significantly higher risk of sustaining injuries than those without. Persons with disability had a 30-450% increased odds (odds ratio 1.3-5.5) of sustaining injury compared to persons without disability. Among persons with pre-existing disability, the high risk groups of sustaining an injury are children and elderly.CONCLUSIONS:
People with disabilities experience a higher risk to sustain an injury in comparison to the healthy population. There is a high need for large epidemiological studies of injury among persons with disability, to better address these unique risk profiles in order to prevent additional disability or secondary conditions.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ferimentos e Lesões
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Pessoas com Deficiência Auditiva
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Pessoas com Deficiência Visual
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Limitação da Mobilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Accid Anal Prev
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article