A systematic review of the biological, social, and environmental determinants of intellectual disability in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This systematic review aimed to identify the most important social, environmental, biological, and/or genetic risk factors for intellectual disability (ID).

Methods

Eligible were published prospective or retrospective comparative studies investigating risk factors for ID in children 4-18 years. Exclusions were single group studies with no comparator without ID and a sample size <100. Electronic databases (Medline, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Campbell Collaboration, and CINAHL) were searched for eligible publications from 1980 to 2020. Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal instruments, appropriate for study type, were used to assess study quality and risk of bias. Descriptive characteristics and individual study results were presented followed by the synthesi

SUBMITTER: Leonard H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453821 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature