TABLE 3.
Study characteristics.
| Study information | Response option | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Was SIB in the study title or keywords? | Yes | 46 | 24.60 |
| No | 141 | 75.40 | |
| Research type | Prospective | 166 | 88.77 |
| Retrospective | 21 | 11.23 | |
| FA setting | Outpatient clinic | 45 | 24.06 |
| School | 33 | 17.65 | |
| Inpatient hospital | 28 | 14.97 | |
| University clinic/classroom | 24 | 12.83 | |
| Participant’s home | 16 | 8.56 | |
| Residential program | 7 | 3.74 | |
| Multiple settings | 19 | 10.16 | |
| Unknown | 15 | 8.02 | |
| Injuries reported before FA | Yes | 39 | 20.86 |
| Not reported | 148 | 79.14 | |
| Injuries reported during FA | Yes | 1 | 0.53 |
| Yes, outside of FA sessions | 2 | 1.07 | |
| No | 4 | 2.14 | |
| Not reported | 180 | 96.26 | |
| FA sessions terminated | Yes | 1 | 0.53 |
| No | 10 | 5.35 | |
| Not reported | 176 | 94.12 |
Note: SIB = self-injurious behavior; FA = functional analysis.