TABLE 2.
Prevalence of challenging behaviour of each subtype at each time point
| Category | Prevalence (%) [95% CI] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | |
| Self‐Injurious behaviour | 41.3 [34.7, 48.0] | 37.3 [31.1, 43.6] | 37.8 [31.6, 44.0] | 37.3 [31.1, 43.6] |
| Aggressive‐destructive behaviour | 33.3 [27.1, 39.6] | 32.4 [26.7, 38.7] | 39.1 [32.9, 45.3] | 40.4 [33.8, 47.1] |
| Stereotyped behaviour | 28.4 [22.7, 34.7] | 34.7 [28.9, 40.9] | 36.9 [30.7, 43.1] | 42.2 [36.0, 48.9] |
| Overall challenging behaviour | 58.2 [51.6, 64.9] | 57.8 [51.6, 64.4] | 61.3 [55.1, 67.6] | 64.0 [57.8, 70.2] |