Table 1 Characteristics of included papers
From: Unintentional injuries in children with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis
First author/year | Design | Data source | Age | Definition and type of disability | Pre-existing disability determination | Definition and type of injury | % injured with disabilities/without disabilitiesa | Quality assessmentb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunne RG, 1993 | CC | National Health Interview Survey, 1988 | 0–17 years | Developmental disability, mainly cognitive disability | Developmental delays not likely the result of injury | Injury requiring medical attention in past 12 months reported by care giver | 28.7/26.2 % | 17–19 |
Leland NL, 1994 | CO | Preschool children in two day care programs | 30–72 months | Medical diagnosis of physical or cognitive disability; 63 % with cognitive disability | Enrolled in one of two day care programs based on disability | Day care injury logs as required by state law | 4.8/2.5 % | 20–21 |
Sherrard J, 2002 | CO | Australian Child and Adolescent Development program, 1990–1991 and 1995–1996 | 4–18 years | Cognitive disability, intelligence quotient <70 | Biopsychosocial data collected in 1990–1991, injury assessed in 1995–1996 | Medically attended injuries in past 12 months reported by care giver | — | 19–20 |
Xiang H, 2005 | CS | National Health Interview Survey, 2000–2002 | 5–17 years | ICF—limitations in social activities because of chronic physical or mental conditions | Disabling condition for at least 1 year before the interview | Medically attended injuries in past 3 months | 4.1/2.5 % | 21–21 |
Slayter EM, 2006 | CS | Medicaid-eligible children in 26 states, 1999 eligibility and claims data | 1–20 years | Cognitive disability, ICD-9-CM codes 317–319 | Cognitive disability codes unrelated to injury | ICD-9-CM injury codes in Medicaid claims data | 36.9/23.5 % | 20–22 |
Chen G, 2007 | CS | Ohio Medicaid claims data 2002 | 0–12 years | ICF—limitations in social activities because of chronic physical or mental conditions | Medicaid designated disability, limitations as the result of a chronic condition | ICD-9-CM codes for burns 940–949 | 1.03/0.77 % | 20–22 |
Mann JR, 2007 | CS | South Carolina Medicaid claims data, 2002–2003 | 1–18 years | Hearing loss, ICD-9-CM codes 389.0–389.9 | Hearing loss diagnosis in both 2002 and 2003, injury in 2003 | ICD-9-CM codes for injuries, Barell Matrix categories | 17.7/8.6 % | 21–21 |
Lee LC, 2008 | CS | National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003–2004 | 3–5 years | Learning disability | Disabilities unrelated to injury | Medically attended injuries in the past year | 16.6/12.2 % | 20–22 |
Sinclair SA, 2008 | CS | National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2005 | 0–17 years | ICF—limitations in activities, excluding those with multiple disabilities | Excluded children who had an injury less than 1 year before the interview that resulted in a disability | Medically attended injuries in past 3 months | 3.8/2.5 % | 21–21 |
Raman SR, 2009 | CS | Health behavior in school-age children survey, Canada 2002 | Grades 6–10 | ICF—long-term disability with participation and activity limitations | Disability is reported to be long term, past year injuries with reported consequences | Student self-report of medically attended injuries in the past 12 months | 67.4/51.4 % | 20–20 |
Ramirez M, 2010 | CO | 35 schools in urban district of Los Angeles, 1994–1998, n = 147,460 | 5–19 years | Qualified for special education services by California Department of Education | Students enrolled for services, subsequent school injuries | Injuries during school activities | 3.8/1.5 % | 19–21 |
Brenner RA, 2013 | CS | National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, 2006–2007 | 0–17 years | Autism, blindness, cerebral palsy, deafness or trouble hearing, intellectual disability, ADD, ADHD, learning disability | Caregivers surveyed, disabilities unrelated to injury | All non-work unintentional injuries | 10.4/10.5 % | 19–20 |
Tsang SL, 2012 | CS | Students in 2 mainstream and 3 special schools | 6–12 years | Cognitive disability, intelligence quotient <70 | Caregivers surveyed, disability unrelated to injury | Unintentional household injuries; home | 61.6/32.0 % | 19–19 |
Zhu HP, 2012 | CS | Registry database of China Disabled Persons’ Federation | 1–14 years | ICF | Causes of limitations were known | All medical attention injuries in the past year; home, school, other locations | 10.2/4.4 % | 20–20 |
Othman N, 2013 | CC | Burn center and admitted patients in a children’s hospital in Iraq | 0–5 years | Visual or hearing impairment, epileptic seizures, learning disabilities, walking problems | Reason for admission is known, excluded those with previous burn injury | Burns; home | — | 17–18 |