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Gisselle Gallego; Patricia O'Brien; Clara Goossens; Trevor Parmenter; Vivienne Riches; Mary-Ann O'Donovan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the everyday ways that individuals with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities exercise choice and control. Method: Photovoice with 17 adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability who were receiving individual funding was conducted. Focus groups were held to review the photos. Findings: While…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Adults, Aspiration
Ariella Meltzer; Emma Barnes; Ayah Wehbe – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: In Australia, several formats of written information are made for people with intellectual disability and/or low literacy, such as Easy Read, Easy English and Plain Language. More understanding is however required about the decision-making behind their features, as it is not always clear which formats use which features or for what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Written Language, Accessibility (for Disabled), Intellectual Disability
Alison Devitt; Melissa Nott; Rachel Rossiter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The global rise in chronic health conditions highlights the importance of self-management in empowering people to actively participate in their healthcare. People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately affected by these conditions and face barriers in accessing self-management interventions. Method: This scoping review…
Descriptors: Self Management, Health Behavior, Intellectual Disability, Barriers
Grace Rutherford; Rafat Hussain; Kathleen Tait – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, now constitute a major proportion of ill-health across most adult and older populations including in people with intellectual disability. The current paper is a comparative analysis of prevalence of NCDs across mid-aged and older-aged people with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Adults, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
R. C. Asher; V. A. Shrewsbury; B. Innes; A. Fitzpatrick; S. Simmonds; V. Cross; A. Rose; E. Hinton; C. E. Collins – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Culinary nutrition education can support improved diet-related health and wellbeing. This pre-post pilot study aimed to assess feasibility and acceptability of an eight-session culinary nutrition programme, the Food and Lifestyle Information Programme (FLIP), for adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. A secondary aim was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Nutrition, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Barratt, Macey; Jorgensen, Mikaela; Deb, Shoumitro; Limbu, Bharati; Donley, Mandy; Buchholtz, Moira; Smith, Victoria; Wilson, Nathan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Adults with intellectual disability are at higher risk of being administered psychotropic medications. The UK-developed SPECTROM (Short-term PsychoEducation for Carers To Reduce Over Medication of people with intellectual disabilities) training programme educates disability support workers on psychotropic medications and alternatives…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy, Training
Margaret Spencer; Susan Collings; Hannah Wilkinson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Parents with intellectual disability experience high rates of child removal, which affects their well-being. Method: Participatory action research (PAR) was undertaken with eight parents with intellectual disability who had children removed from their care. Parents were interviewed before and after the PAR. Three themes emerged: a safe…
Descriptors: Grief, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Child Welfare
Newman, Bronwyn; Fisher, Karen R.; Trollor, Julian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Introduction: Access to health information is a right for all people. Easy read information is one strategy used to make information accessible for people with intellectual disability. This research explored how easy read is used and the ways accessible information can address access barriers, with a focus on Australian mental health services.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health Programs, Access to Information, Readability
Alison Devitt; Melissa Nott; Stephanie Nelson; Julia Sgarlata; Michelle Gray; Srilaxmi Balachandran; Asma Taskin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a rapid roll-out of virtual health care services to people with intellectual disabilities. Limited evidence is available for clinicians to guide virtual care delivery. Method: Twenty-three studies were identified through systematic searching of 16 databases. Extracted data were mapped to the NSW…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Health Care, Program Effectiveness
A. Cashin; A. Pracilio; T. Buckley; K. Griffin; J. Trollor; N. J. Wilson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Health outcomes of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability are poor. Yet there is a paucity of nurse education and preparation to care for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. Method: A cross sectional survey of Australian Registered Nurses related to their educational…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nurses, Intellectual Disability, Nursing Education
Brotherton, Michelle; Stancliffe, Roger J.; O'Loughlin, Kate; Wilson, Nathan J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: We evaluated a transition to retirement intervention that adapted strategies used to support employment of people with intellectual disability in mainstream workplaces. The intervention facilitated their independent participation in mainstream community groups and volunteering. Methods: We randomised 29 older Australians who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Employment
McFarland, Bridget; Bryant, Lia; Wark, Stuart; Morales-Boyce, Tyson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Historically the voices of people with intellectual disability have been occluded by barriers imposed by research practice. More recently, adaptive research approaches have been proposed to enhance the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in qualitative research. Method: This article presents an adaptive interviewing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Interviews, Adjustment (to Environment)
Anstis, Sophie; Thomas, Stuart D. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: While there is growing international evidence pointing to the increased risks of crime perpetration and victimisation for some people with an intellectual disability, the overlap between offending and victimisation (the victim-offender overlap) remains unclear. Method: This study utilised a data linkage methodology of 2600 people with…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Victims, Crime, Mental Health
Song, Menghuan; Ware, Robert S.; Doan, Tan N.; Harley, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: In a cohort of adults with intellectual disability who were followed for up to 16-years, we investigated characteristics associated with frequent emergency department (ED) presentations, hospitalisation, and psychiatric care. Method: Community-dwelling adults with intellectual disability residing in Queensland, Australia, were followed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Individual Characteristics
Hussain, Rafat; Parmenter, Trevor; Wark, Stuart; Janicki, Matthew; Knox, Marie; Hayhoe, Nicola – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Although a 'person-centred focus' is a legislated objective for both aged-care and disability services sectors in Australia, evidence suggests limited translation into systems and practices due to entrenched silos. This paper proposes a Best Practice Framework to mitigate these silos. Methods: Mixed-methods research comprising key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Health Services, Disabilities