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Health service use among adults with cerebral palsy: a mixed-methods systematic review.

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posted on 2021-11-05, 15:25 authored by Manjula Manikandan, Claire Kerr, Grace Lavelle, Michael Walsh, Aisling WalshAisling Walsh, Jennifer RyanJennifer Ryan

Aim

To determine the proportion of adults with cerebral palsy (CP) using health services and frequency of use, and to explore experiences and perceptions of health services for this population.

Method

A mixed-methods systematic review was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Five databases were searched to September 2020. Observational and qualitative studies were included. Two reviewers screened titles, abstracts, and full texts; extracted data; and assessed the quality of included studies. Separate meta-analyses were used to pool the proportion of adults using each service and frequency of use. A meta-aggregation approach was used to synthesize qualitative data. Quantitative and qualitative findings were integrated using the Andersen and Newman Model of health care utilization.

Results

Fifty-seven studies (31 quantitative, 26 qualitative) of 14 300 adults with CP were included. The proportion of adults using services ranged from 7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2–13%) for urologists to 84% (95% CI: 78–90%) for general practitioners. Incidence of visits ranged from 67 (95% CI: 37–123) hospital admissions to 404 (95% CI: 175–934) general practitioner visits per 100 person-years. Qualitative themes highlighted issues regarding accessibility, caregivers’ involvement, health workers’ expertise, unmet ageing needs, transition, and health system challenges.

Interpretation

Adults with CP used a wide range of health services but faced context-specific challenges in accessing required care. Appropriate service delivery models for adults with CP are required. This review emphasizes a need to develop an appropriate service model for adults with CP to meet their needs.

Funding

SPHeRE Programme under Grant No. SPHeRE/2018/1

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland through the StAR programme

History

Comments

The original article is available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Published Citation

Manikandan M, Kerr C, Lavelle G, Walsh M, Walsh A, Ryan JM. Health service use among adults with cerebral palsy: a mixed-methods systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 ;64(4):429-446

Publication Date

27 October 2021

PubMed ID

34705276

Department/Unit

  • Public Health and Epidemiology

Research Area

  • Population Health and Health Services

Publisher

Wiley

Version

  • Published Version (Version of Record)