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Table 2 Review findings with a focus on intervention delivery

From: A systematic review of intellectual and developmental disability curriculum in international pre-graduate health professional education

Author, Year of publication, COO

Training Speciality

Learner level

Instructor Type

Setting of intervention

Timeline of intervention

[23]

Keisling et al. 2017

USA

• Psychology

• SLP

• Audiology

• Nutrition

• Social work

• Nursing

Unclear

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-clinical

Longitudinal of longer than 3 months

[24]

Weber et al. 

USA

• Audiology

• Genetic counselling

• Nursing

• OT

• PT

• Psychology

• Social work

• SLP

• Other non- healthcare professional programs and/or post-graduate traineesa

Unclear

Faculty members

Non-clinical

Clinical setting (unclear whether specialized or not)

Longitudinal of longer than 3 months

[25]

Weiss et al. 2020

USA

• SLP

• Special educationa

Unclear

Faculty members

Non-specialized clinical setting

Non-clinical

Short-term less than 1 month

[26]

Garavatti et al. 2018

USA

• Medicine

• PT

Medicine – 2nd year

PT – 3rd year

Faculty members

Specialized clinical setting (community-based training facility for patients with DD)

Single session

[27]

Howell et al. 2012

USA

• OT

• Psychology

1st year and 2nd year

Faculty members

Clinical setting (unclear whether specialized or not)

1-3 months

[28]

Coret et al. 2018

Canada

• Medicine

1st year

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Senior students

Non-clinical setting

Short term less than 1 month

[29]

Lewis et al. 2018

Australia

• SLP

• OT

Unclear

Faculty members

Non-clinical

Single session

[30]

Havercamp et al. 2016

USA

• Medicine

3rd year

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-faculty professionals

Non-clinical

Single session

[31]

Watkins et al. 2016

UK

• Medicine

3rd year

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-faculty professionals

Non-clinical

Single session

[32]

Thomas et al. 2014

UK

• Medicine

4th year

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-faculty professionals

Non- clinical

Single session

[33]

Iacono et al. 2011

Australia

• Social work

• OT

• PT

• Nursing

• Other non-professional degreesa

1st year students

2nd year tutors

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Senior students

Non- clinical

Single session

[34]

Feely et al. 2020

Ireland

• Social work

3rd year

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-clinical

Longitudinal of longer than 3 months

[35]

Marks et al. 2018

Belgium

• Dentistry

4th year

Unclear

Specialized clinical setting

1–3 months

[36]

Watters et al. 2015

USA

• Dentistry

4th year

Faculty members

Non-clinical

Specialized clinical setting

1–3 months

[37]

Harwood et al. 2014

UK

• Medicine

4th year

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non- clinical

Unclear

[38]

Jacobson et al. 2011

USA

• Medicine

3rd year

Faculty members

Specialized clinical setting

Short term less than 1 month

[39]

Shields et al. 2014

Australia

• PT

Various years

Unclear

Non- specialized clinical setting

1–3 months

[40]

Karl et al. 2013

USA

• Medicine

3rd year

Faculty members

Non-faculty professionals

Specialized clinical setting

Single session

[41]

Salama et al. 2020

Saudi Arabia

• Dentistry

Various years

Unclear

Non-clinical

Single session

[42]

Taslibeyaz et al. 2017

Turkey

• Medicine

Various years

Unclear

Non-clinical

Single session

[43]

Jones et al. 2015

Canada

• Medicine

• Nursing

• Clinical psych

• OT

• PT

Various years

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non- clinical

Single session

[44]

Tsilimingras 2018

USA

• Medicine

• Nursing

• Psychology

• Physician assistants

• Post-graduate physiciansa

Various years

Faculty members

Non-clinical

Single session

[45]

Phadraig et al. 2015

Ireland

• Dentistry

3rd year

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Specialized clinical setting

Non-specialized clinical setting

Non-clinical

1–3 months

[46]

Van Wieringen et al. 2015

South Africa

• Medicine

2nd year and 4th year

Faculty members

Unclear

Longitudinal of longer than 3 months

[47]

Hoang et al. 2023

USA

• Medicine

2nd, 3rd, 4th year

Unclear

Non-specialized clinical setting

Non-clinical

1–3 months

[48]

Nash-Patel et al. 2022

UK

• Nursing

2nd and 3rd year

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-faculty professionals

Non-clinical

1–3 months

[49]

Matteucci et al. 2023

USA

• Dentistry

2nd and 4th year

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Specialized clinical setting

Short term less than 1 month

[50]

Phadraig et al. 2022

Ireland

• Dentistry

• Dental hygiene

Dentistry—3rd year dental

Dental hygiene and Nursing—2nd year

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Faculty members

Non-faculty professionals

Non-clinical

Single session

[51]

Berger et al. 2023

Canada

• Medicine

1st year students

Faculty members

Patients,

parents, or caregivers

Non-faculty professionals

Non-clinical

1–3 months

[52]

Zencirci et al. 2022

Turkey

• Medicine

Unclear

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-clinical

Specialized clinical setting

Short-term less than 1 month

[53]

Jacob et al. 2022

USA

• Medicine

1st and 2nd years

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non- specialized clinical setting

1–3 months

[54]

Lee et al. 2023

USA

• Nursing

• Social work

• Psychology

• Recreation therapya

• Exercise sciencea

• Public healtha

Unclear

Faculty members

Patients, parents, or caregivers

Non-faculty professionals

Non-clinical

Longitudinal of longer than 3 months

  1. aNot included in this study