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"What's Going to Happen When We're Gone?" Family Caregiving Capacity for Older People with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland
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Brennan, Damien; Murphy, Rebecca; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Changing family sociodemographic factors, increased life expectancy for people with an intellectual disability, deinstitutionalization and policy prioritization of the family as the principal care provider, presents new challenges to care sustainability. Method: A qualitative study design was employed, entailing focus groups and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers, Older Adults
The Role and Timing of Palliative Care in Supporting Persons with Intellectual Disability and Advanced Dementia
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McCarron, Mary; McCallion, Philip; Fahey-McCarthy, Elizabeth; Connaire, Kevin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Aim: To better describe the role and timing of palliative care in supporting persons with intellectual disabilities and advanced dementia (AD). Background: Specialist palliative care providers have focused mostly on people with cancers. Working with persons with intellectual disabilities and AD offers opportunities to expand such palliative care…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Dementia, Focus Groups, Interviews
Exploring the Issue of Employment for Adults with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland
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McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip; Burke, Eilish; Carroll, Rachel; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The benefits of being in employment are well documented; however, underemployment is a critical issue for people with intellectual disability (ID). Some individuals perceive themselves as being in employment when in fact they are attending a non-work site such as a day service. The impact that this perception of employment has on other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Underemployment, Day Programs
Methodological Issues in Inclusive Intellectual Disability Research: A Health Promotion Needs Assessment of People Attending Irish Disability Services
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Boland, M.; Daly, L.; Staines, A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: This paper describes a novel combination of inclusive methods to evaluate health and health promotion needs of service users (clients) with intellectual disability. Sixty centres provide disability services to over 900 clients with intellectual disability in the East Coast Area Health Board region of Ireland (population approximately…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Needs Assessment, Mental Retardation