Research Article

Health and Functional Status of Adults with Intellectual Disability Referred to the Specialist Health Care Setting: A Five-Year Experience

Table 3

Specialist clinic outcomes.

OutcomesNumber of patients (% of 162)

Rehabilitation Medicine Assessment and advice only20 (12%)
Episodic continuing specialist care:142 (88%)
 Spasticity management (rehab phys, neurologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses)16 (10%)
 Botulinum toxin injections5
 Dysphagia management (gastroenterologists, rehab phys, speech path, dietitians, occup therapists)45 (27%)
 Behaviour management (psychiatrists, rehab physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers)25 (15%)
 Dementia diagnosis and advice (geriatricians, rehab physicians, occupational therapists, nurses)11 (7%)
 Continence management (rehab physicians, nurses, occupational therapists)25 (15%)
 Epilepsy management (neurologists, geriatricians, occupational therapists, nurses)80 (50%)
 Psychotropic medication management (psychiatrists, physicians)77 (48%)