Helen Jenny Leonard Downs HM JA MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development and Disability +61 419 956 ...

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To investigate modifiable child and caregiver factors influencing community participation among children with Down syndrome. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

The behavioral phenotype of neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability often includes psychiatric comorbidity. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to systematically review the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and symptoms in children and adolescents ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

Whilst gastrostomy insertion was associated with lower survival rates than children without gastrostomy, survival improved with time ...

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• 2020
• July 2020

Gastrostomy was associated with health benefits including reduced all-cause and epilepsy hospitalizations, but was not protective against acute LRTI ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

This study aimed to describe overall survival and adult health in those with Rett syndrome. ...

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• 2014
• June 2014

Graham Jenny Peter Hall Downs Jacoby GL JA PJ BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc Honorary Research ...

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Many children with intellectual disability live with medical comorbidities. This study examined the impacts of comorbidities on quality of life (QOL) of children with intellectual disabilities and whether impacts varied with caregiver perceptions that medical needs had been met. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

We investigated parental observations to identify QOL domains in children with Down Syndrome and determined whether domains differed between children and teens. ...

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• 2017
• February 2017

Validated measures capable of demonstrating meaningful interventional change in the CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) are lacking. The study objective was to modify the Rett Syndrome Gross Motor Scale (RSGMS) and evaluate its psychometric properties for individuals with CDD. ...

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• 2024
• January 2024