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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: A cohort study of accidents occurring in mentally handicapped patients living in institutions

Characteristic

Centre 1

Centre 2

Centre 3

Centre 4

Centre 5

Centre 6

Total

No. of patients cared for

76

16

80

71

103

82

428

Mean age (SD)

35.9 (6.7)

37.5 (9.7)

45.3 (7.5)

44.3 (6.9)

40.7 (10.7)

43.4 (8.3)

41.7 (8.9)

Sex, M/F

33/43

9/7

48/32

43/28

63/40

52/30

248/180 (42.1)

Inpatients, n (%)

60 (79)

9 (56)

76 (95)

60 (84.5)

93 (90)

68 (83)

366 (85.5)

Verbal communication, n (%)

16 (21)

13 (81)

30 (37.5)

20 (28)

31 (30)

33 (40)

143 (33.4)

Mobility (able/unable to walk)

55/21

14/2

59/21

54/17

73/30

72/10

327/101 (76.4)

Autistic, n (%)

37 (49)

2 (12.5)

22 (27.5)

26 (37)

15 (14.5)

32 (39)

134 (31.3)

Previous accidents, n (%)

19 (25)

9 (56)

50 (62.5)

22 (31)

58 (56)

30 (36.5)

188 (43.9)

Sight problems, n (%)

28 (37)

3 (19)

6 (8)

21(29)

55(53)

15 (18)

128 (29.9)

Hearing problems, n (%)

2 (3)

2 (12.5)

5(6)

4 (6)

9 (9)

6 (7)

28 (6.5)

Epileptic, n (%)

35 (46)

4 (25)

35 (44)

27 (38)

40 (39)

37 (45)

178 (41.6)

Taking neuroleptics, n (%)

22 (29)

5 (31)

26 (32)

44 (62)

36 (35)

44 (54)

177 (41.4)

Taking antidepressants, n (%)

1 (1)

0 (0)

2 (2.5)

4 (6)

23 (22)

9 (11)

39 (9.1)

Polymedicated, n (%)

16 (21)

8 (50)

16 (20)

12 (17)

32 (31)

22 (27)

106 (24.8)

Self-harm, n (%)

28 (37)

3 (19)

12 (15)

13 (18)

36 (35)

21 (26)

113 (26.4)

Disruptive behaviour, n (%)

45(59)

11 (69)

44 (55)

32 (45)

26 (25)

32 (39)

190 (44.4)

Non-collaborative behaviour, n (%)

43 (56.5)

11 (69)

33 (41)

29 (41)

18 (17)

41 (50)

80 (18.7)

Offensive social behaviour, n (%)

10 (13)

4 (25)

12 (15)

14 (20)

6 (6)

34 (41)

175 (40.9)

Destructive behaviour, n (%)

11 (14)

3 (19)

11 (14)

6 (8)

19 (18)

9 (11)

59 (13.8)

Stereotypic behaviour, n (%)

62 (81)

6 (37.5)

27 (34)

38 (53.5)

46 (45)

37 (45)

216 (50.5)

Aggressive behaviour, n (%)

19 (25)

7 (44)

24 (30)

15 (21)

31 (30)

20 (25)

116 (27.1)

Behavioural withdrawal, n (%)

45 (59)

6 (37.5)

35 (44)

35 (49)

15 (14.5)

45 (55)

181 (42.3)