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Lim M, Carollo A, Neoh MJY, Sacchiero M, Azhari A, Balboni G, Marschik P, Nordahl-Hansen A, Dimitriou D, Esposito G. Developmental disabilities in Africa: A scientometric review. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2023; 133:104395. [PMID: 36587527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Developmental disabilities are disproportionately more investigated in higher-income countries. However, global prevalence of developmental disabilities indicate that a large proportion of individuals with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income nations. AIMS The present work therefore aims to conduct a scientometric review to survey available literature on developmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries belonging to the continent of Africa. METHODS AND PROCEDURES A literature search was conducted on Scopus, where a total of 1720 relevant publications (and an accompanying 66 thousand references) were found, representing research conducted between 1950 to 2022. Then, document co-citation analysis was performed to chart significant co-citation relationships between relevant articles and their cited references. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS The generated network based on document co-citation analysis revealed a total of 14 distinct thematic research clusters and 12 significant documents that have been frequently cited in the literature on developmental disabilities in Africa. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The scientometric review revealed a trend of broadening research towards systems of care, away from a medical model of disease. It is projected that future research will continue to capitalise on inter-disciplinary strengths to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of developmental disability from all levels - individuals, families, to communities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mengyu Lim
- Psychology Program, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639818, Singapore
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto 38068, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto 38068, Italy
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- Psychology Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore 599494, Singapore
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- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia 06123, Italy
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; Interdisciplinary Developmental Neuroscience, Division of Phoniatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway
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- Sleep Education and Research Laboratory, UCL Institute of Education, London WC1H 0AA, England
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto 38068, Italy.
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Lord C, Charman T, Havdahl A, Carbone P, Anagnostou E, Boyd B, Carr T, de Vries PJ, Dissanayake C, Divan G, Freitag CM, Gotelli MM, Kasari C, Knapp M, Mundy P, Plank A, Scahill L, Servili C, Shattuck P, Simonoff E, Singer AT, Slonims V, Wang PP, Ysrraelit MC, Jellett R, Pickles A, Cusack J, Howlin P, Szatmari P, Holbrook A, Toolan C, McCauley JB. The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism. Lancet 2022; 399:271-334. [PMID: 34883054 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01541-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 129.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Nic Waals Institute, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Mental Disorders, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, Encinitas, CA, USA
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, Simons Foundation, New York, NY, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Viljoen M, Mahdi S, Shelly J, de Vries PJ. Parental perspectives of functioning in their children with autism spectrum disorder: A global scoping review. AUTISM : THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2020; 25:176-198. [PMID: 32862674 DOI: 10.1177/1362361320950055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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LAY ABSTRACT No paper to date has summarized parents' views on the functional challenges and/or strengths of their children with autism spectrum disorder. In this review we set out to perform a scoping review aiming to (a) find and compare existing research from around the globe on parental perception of functioning and (b) summarize results from these papers using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health-Child and Youth version framework. Since we know that the place and circumstances we live in can have a significant influence on our functioning in daily life, we were specifically interested in comparing perceptions from high-income countries and low-/middle-income countries. Two researchers conducted a comprehensive search of English studies published between 1990 and June 2016. Papers were summarized and key findings were linked to International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health-Child and Youth categories. Thirty-three studies were identified, of which most were conducted in high-income countries (n = 25/33, 76%) with only six studies in low/middle-income countries (n = 6/33, 18%). Two studies compared views from low/middle-income and high-income countries (n = 2/33, 6%). Functional themes from high-income countries included a range across the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health-Child and Youth framework while functional themes from low-/middle-income countries were mostly focused on environmental factors. It was difficult to directly compare studies from low/middle-income and high-income countries because they investigated and discussed such different parts of functioning. We suggest that future research should use an approach that will allow researchers to directly compare functional categories in order to get a more accurate impression of the impact of context on functioning.
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- Eastern Health Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Australia
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