Transitions for older people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others: A rapid scoping review.

This was a rapid scoping review, not a full systematic review, and the authors did not critically appraise the included evidence. Only nine items of evidence were included, and the authors found very little research directly focused on older people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others during transitions. Most included evidence was over 10 years old, so it may not reflect recent UK service changes. Some included evidence was single case studies, so it describes what happened to one person, not a pattern. The rapid search may have missed relevant evidence, including work not found within the one-month availability window.

Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research as part of a research project; the authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Do not read the themes as proof that any service prevents crisis transitions. The review did not critically appraise the evidence, included only nine items, and in an included study staff training and person-centred plans were delivered together, so their separate effects cannot be established.