title: Randomized Control Trial of the 3Rs Health Knowledge Training Program for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience a wide range of health problems. Research is needed on teaching persons with intellectual disabilities about their health to promote self-advocacy. This study used a RCT to evaluate a health knowledge training program for adults with intellectual disabilities and verbal skills.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were randomly assigned to training (n = 12) or no training control (n = 10) groups. Topics included key body organs, systems, functions, health maintenance and illnesses. Participants played a game answering questions (e.g. 'What does the heart do?'). Instruction involved visuals (e.g., PowerPoint slides), cueing, modelling and feedback. The control group received pre-, post- and follow-up tests as the training group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The training group had significantly higher overall post-test and follow-up health knowledge test scores than the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health knowledge training is one step in promoting health self-advocacy and better health in persons with intellectual disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Maurice A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Youth Studies, Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.affiliation: 3Rs Community-University Research Alliance, Community LivingWelland-Pelham, Welland, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Munazza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Youth Studies, Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: group instruction; health education; health knowledge training; health promotion; health self-advocacy; intellectual disabilities