Loneliness in people with intellectual and developmental disorders across the lifespan: A systematic review of prevalence and interventions

Background The aim of the study was to conduct the first systematic review investigating the prevalence of loneliness in people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) and the interventions targeting loneliness. Method A search across five databases was conducted (May 2016–June 2016). One...

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Published in:Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 643 - 658
Main Authors: Alexandra, Petroutsou, Angela, Hassiotis, Ali, Afia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Wiley-Blackwell 01.09.2018
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Subjects:
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Evidence-based medicine
Humans
Incidence
intellectual developmental disabilities
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intervention
interventions
Loneliness
Loneliness - psychology
prevalence
Psychological Patterns
Social Isolation
Systematic review
Trends
prevalence
interventions
intellectual developmental disabilities
loneliness
ISSN:1360-2322, 1468-3148, 1468-3148
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Summary:Background The aim of the study was to conduct the first systematic review investigating the prevalence of loneliness in people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) and the interventions targeting loneliness. Method A search across five databases was conducted (May 2016–June 2016). One reviewer (A. P.) selected the articles for inclusion and assessed their risk of bias using a standardized tool. The second reviewer (A. H.) examined the list of included/excluded articles and the ratings of the studies. Results Five prevalence studies met the inclusion criteria and provided an average loneliness prevalence of 44.74%. Only one intervention study was included, and it demonstrated that there was not any significant group difference for loneliness outcomes (p = .21). The majority of the studies had a weak quality rating. Conclusion The systematic review evidenced that loneliness is a common experience in people with IDD and there is a need to extend current research.
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ISSN:1360-2322
1468-3148
1468-3148
DOI:10.1111/jar.12432