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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Oral health issues of young adults with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregiver burdens: a qualitative study

Participant ID

Mothers

Children

Age

Stay-at-home

Age

Sex

Disability type

Underlying causes

Need for assistance in daily living activities (1 = bathing, 2 = dressing, 3 = transferring, 4 = toileting, 5 = eating

Siblings

FG 1-1

45–60

yes

21

M

Brain disorder

Birth defect (craniosynostosis)

1,2,3,4,5

2 Sisters

FG 1-2

yes

19

F

Brain disorder

Genetic disorder (Angelman syndrome)

1,2,3,4,5

1 Brother

FG 1-3

yes

18

M

Brain disorder

Brain injury (onset:6 yrs)

1,2,3,4,5

1 Sister

FG 1-4

yes

22

F

Brain disorder

Urea cycle disorder

1,2,3,4,5

1 Sister

FG 2-1

yes

19

M

Brain disorder

Premature birth

1,2,3,4,5

2 Sisters

FG 2-2

yes

19

M

Brain disorder

Birth asphyxia

1,2,3,4,5

2 Sisters

FG 2-3

yes

19

F

Brain disorder

Birth asphyxia

1,2,3,4,5

1 Brother

FG 2-4

yes

20

F

Brain disorder

Birth asphyxia

1,2,3,4,5

None

Int 1

48

no

20

F

Brain disorder

Genetic disorder (Angelman syndrome)

1,2,3,4,5

1 Sister, 1 brother

Int 2

50

yes

27

M

Brain disorder

Cerebral palsy

1,2,3,4,5

1 Sister

Int 3

52

yes

27

M

Developmental disability

Autism

1

1 Brother

Int 4

48

yes

21

M

Developmental disability

Autism

1

1 Sister

Int 5

59

no

25

M

Developmental disability

Autism

1

1 Brother

Int 6

47

yes

18

F

Brain disorder

Birth asphyxia

1,2,3,4,5

None

  1. FG focus group, Int interview