Llewellyn 2003.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Parents with intellectual disability who were the primary carers of children < 5 years | |
Interventions | I1= weekly home visits covering a different topic each week e.g. fire, electrical safety. I2= lesson books received by mail covering the same topics as I1 but without face to face contact C1 = current community services C2 = current community services | |
Outcomes | Outcomes measured over 3 months: Mean (SD) hazard score comprising precautions taken to deal with 114 possible dangers in and around the home 1st post programme assessment: I1 = 60.35 (21.94) versus I2 = 48.73 (10.77) versus C1 = 53.3 (12.88), P < 0.001 2nd post programme assessment: I2 = 88.09 (34.92) versus C1 = 57.5 (11.48), P < 0.001 |
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Notes | Blinding ‐ y Outcomes 80% ‐ n Balance ‐ n/a C2 initially randomly allocated but reallocated to C1 to ensure completed program in study period | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Unclear |