An Intervention to Reduce Falls Among Adults with Intellectual Disability

描述(由申请人提供)：来自马萨诸塞大学医学院(UMMS)的研究人员将研究一项针对成人智力残疾(ID)的临床跌倒预防干预。对智障人群的研究表明，智障和发育障碍的人在一生中跌倒的风险更大。对于已经经历了一定程度残疾的人来说，跌倒受伤可能会对健康和功能产生巨大影响。总部位于马萨诸塞州的来访康复服务有限责任公司开发了一项跌倒预防计划：直立和向前，使用为老年人口开发的循证方法。为评估及建立智障人士预防跌倒方法的证据基础，研究小组将进行一项先导研究，以检视目前的直立及向前跌倒预防干预措施、使用评估及治疗笔记以落实临床评估及治疗的组成部分，以及评估使用类似方法研究社区居民环境中预防跌倒干预措施的成效的可行性。 带身份证的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) will examine a clinical falls prevention-intervention targeted at adults with intellectual disability (ID). Studies in the population with intellectual disability suggest tat people with intellectual and developmental disability are at greater risk of falls across their lifespan. For individuals who already experience disability to some degree, falls injuries can have an enormous impact on health and function. The Massachusetts based Visiting Rehab Services LLC has developed a falls prevention program: Upright and Onward, using evidence-based approaches developed for use in the geriatric population. In order to evaluate and establish the evidence base for falls prevention approaches in the population with ID, the research team will conduct a pilot study to examine the current Upright and Onward falls prevention intervention, use assessment and treatment notes to operationalize the components of the clinical assessment and treatment, and assess the feasibility of using similar methods to study effectiveness of falls-prevention interventions in a community residential setting for people with ID.