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Gillian Young; Maria Mathews; Leslie Meredith; Shannon L. Sibbald; Dana Ryan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: In partnership with PHSS, a community care agency in London, Ontario, we describe the person-centred planning model. Person-centred plans (PCPs) are mandated in the community care sector and created annually through discussions with the person-supported, staff, family/friends and community members. PCPs are individualised, integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Health Services, Planning, Models
Verstraten-Oudshoorn, Lisette M.; Coppus, Antonia M.; Klein, Mieke; Bakker-van Gijssel, Esther J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: A comprehensive multidisciplinary medical guideline for adults with Down syndrome is lacking in the Netherlands. In this study, we aim to explore parents' views on multidisciplinary care and identify which aspects of health care they find most important in the context of developing such a guideline. Method: This qualitative study used…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Health Services, Down Syndrome, Medical Services
Ariana M. Mastrogiannis; Caren Steinway; Telmo C. Santos; Jack Chen; John Berens; Thomas Davis; Michelle Cornacchia; Jason Woodward; Ilka Riddle; Brittany Spicer; Charmaine Wright; Lee A. Lindquist; Sophia Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Long-term care services are funded primarily by Medicaid long-term services and support in the United States, where eligibility is based on care needs of the individual with intellectual and developmental disability alone. Impact of Medicaid waiver services on self-reported caregiver needs is not well understood. Method: Caregivers (n…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Needs
Peter Baker; Josephine Chishty-Collins; Nick Gore – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The psychological wellbeing of staff who provide support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is one of the crucial factors in determining the quality of provision offered. An understanding of the current status and influencing variables of staff psychological wellbeing is considered to be vital in this respect.…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Employees, Caregivers
Beth Tarleton; Katy Burch – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This paper recognises that there has been a long history of research into support for parents with intellectual disabilities in England and a helpful approach to integrating adults with intellectual disabilities in society called "Valuing People." This focus has now faded. Method: The paper draws together findings from three…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Social Services
Esther H. Bisschops; Noud Frielink; J. Clasien de Schipper; Carlo Schuengel; Petri J. C. M. Embregts – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The Needs Assessment Framework (NAF) stimulates awareness of care staff to consider perspectives of clients with intellectual disabilities in decisions on involuntary care. We explored the effect of implementers' participation in a Virtual Community-of-Practice (VCoP) for designing implementation plans, on NAF implementation and staff…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Intellectual Disability, Social Services, Computer Mediated Communication
Marian E. J. Breuer; Esther J. Bakker-van Gijssel; Tim Pelle; Jenneken Naaldenberg; Geraline L. Leusink – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study aims to explore patients' and their caregivers' experiences with and expectations of a medical consultation with a specialised ID physician at an outpatient ID practice. Methods: Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and their caregivers. Interview topics concerned (1) ID physician's knowledge and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Specialization, Caregivers, Physician Patient Relationship
Andrea Almas; Rosemary Lysaght; Susan Farrell; Lorrie Heffernan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Engagement of individuals with an intellectual disability and their caregivers in health care has been highlighted as an essential factor in developing services that better meet client needs; however, few studies have focused on the engagement of individuals with a dual diagnosis (intellectual disability co-occurring with a mental…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Caregivers, Health Services, Comorbidity
Anke J. E. De Veer; Hille Voss; Anneke L. Francke; Y. Man – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: To improve the quality of palliative care, six evidence-based tools were implemented in 10 care services specialised in care for people with intellectual disabilities. Contextual differences were taken into account by using a participatory action research approach. Method: The RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Health Services
Élise Milot; Ann-Sophie Otis; Kévin Lavoie; Martin Caouette; Bertille Marthouret – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: This exploratory study aimed to enhance the understanding of practitioners' experiences within LGBTQ+ community organisations when providing interventions for LGBTQ+ individuals with intellectual disabilities. Three specific objectives were outlined: to document the situations and challenges encountered by practitioners; to identify…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Needs Assessment
Yusuke Miyashita; Kumi Yanagida; Naoki Shirafuji; Ryuji Hoshide; Katsuyuki Sato; Keiichi Taku; Kimitoshi Nakamura – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Individuals with severe motor and intellectual disabilities have become an aging population, and high cancer morbidity and mortality are critical issues affecting their survival. Cancer screening is a crucial method of resolving this issue; however, a suitable screening method for them has not been established. Methods: We used…
Descriptors: Cancer, Human Body, Screening Tests, Psychomotor Skills
Emiko Tanaka; Kinuko Sugiura; Marja W. Hodes; Maurice A. Feldman – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: While there is now considerable research on parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities, most of this research comes from Western countries. A dearth of information exists about families headed by parents with intellectual disabilities from other countries. This paper summarises the state of research and practice in Japan,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Research
Kelli A. Sanderson; Meghan M. Burke; Jennifer L. Bumble – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Many parents are the primary caregivers for their adult children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. While there can be many benefits of caregiving, there can also be negative consequences for the parent caregiver and, in turn, for their adult child with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Given the…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Katherine Flannigan; Devon C. Edwards; Lisa Murphy; Jacqueline Pei – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience complex needs that often necessitate support from multiple systems. There is growing evidence that people with FASD may benefit from integrated service delivery (ISD), but little is known about ISD elements and processes for this population. Method: Using a multi-method…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Delivery Systems, Rural Areas, Affordances
Victoria Hogan; Martin Power; Michael Hogan; Margaret Hodgins – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Scant attention has been paid to the quality of working life of social care workers in Ireland. This study sought to characterise both the quality of working life and the well-being of social care workers in the disability sector. Method: A cross-sectional survey of social care workers (n = 307) was conducted. Measures of work-related…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Job Satisfaction, Social Services, Disabilities
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