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Direct linkKumaresan Cithambaram; D. Corby; Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: India has a significant prevalence of people with intellectual disabilities. Despite their higher prevalence, they receive poor support. Therefore, this review aims to explore the experiences of family carers in providing care for children with intellectual disabilities in India. Methods: A qualitative evidence synthesis was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Family Role, Caregivers
Jenny Aspling; Veronica Svärd; Lincoln Humphreys; Christine Bigby; Magnus Tideman – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Active Support is a staff practice that aims to increase engagement of people with intellectual disabilities. This study seeks to: (1) identify the outcomes of staff using Active Support and how these are measured; (2) identify how the views of people with intellectual disabilities have been included in Active Support research. Method:…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Participation, Staff Role, Program Effectiveness
Brennan, Damien; McCausland, Darren; O'Donovan, Mary Ann; Eustace-Cook, Jessica; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are living longer, with family homes and family caregivers increasingly identified as a key support to this ageing population of people with intellectual disabilities. Method: This systematic review sets out existing evidence from empirically evaluated intervention studies of future care planning…
Descriptors: Long Range Planning, Caregivers, Family Role, Adults
Ong, Natalie; Long, Janet C.; Weise, Janelle; Walton, Merrilyn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Children with intellectual disability are vulnerable to adverse events in hospital due to limited staff skills and system safeguards. Method: A systematic review of the literature explored healthcare staff (HCS) experiences in providing care for children and young persons with intellectual disability in hospital using thematic…
Descriptors: Children, Intellectual Disability, Hospitals, Safety
Kruithof, Kasper; Willems, Dick; Etten-Jamaludin, Faridi; Olsman, Erik – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Parents' knowledge of their child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is seen as crucial in the support and care for their child. The aim of this study was to explore the nature and transferability of this knowledge. Method: We conducted an interpretative synthesis, searched PubMed, CINAHL, Philosopher's Index…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Children, Intellectual Disability
Westrop, Sophie C.; Melville, Craig A.; Muirhead, Fiona; McGarty, Arlene M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities are reported to be highly inactive, with research required to understand contributory factors. This systematic review aimed to investigate gender differences in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Methods: This systematic review was reported…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Adults
Fraser, Vikki; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: News media frames public perceptions. As such, news media becomes a useful source of analysis to understand the presence (or otherwise) of people with disabilities, particularly intellectual disabilities, within parenting discourses in Australia. Method: Using Critical Discourse Analysis, this article examines major Australian…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, News Reporting, Foreign Countries, Public Opinion
Access to Secondary Healthcare for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Review of the Literature
Backer, Clare; Chapman, Melanie; Mitchell, Duncan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is growing evidence that people with intellectual disabilities have greater healthcare needs than the general population and that these needs are often unmet. Recently, increasing attention has been drawn to poor care received by people with intellectual disabilities when admitted to hospital. Method: A literature search was…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Physical Environment, Access to Health Care
