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Durbin, Anna; Jung, James K. H.; Chung, Hannah; Lin, Elizabeth; Balogh, Robert; Lunsky, Yona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study examines newcomers with intellectual and developmental disabilities compared to other adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada. Methods: This population-based retrospective cohort study used linked health and social services administrative data to identify adults with intellectual and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Adults, Access to Health Care
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Rivard, Mélina; Mello, Catherine; Mercier, Céline; Lefebvre, Christine; Millau, Marie; Morin, Marjorie; Morin, Diane; Abouzeid, Nadia; Chatenoud, Céline – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: ETAP-1 was created to evaluate the quality of services trajectory from families' perspective. The items of ETAP-1 were developed from previous studies on integrated care, existing quality assessments, and consultations with families and experts in evaluation and in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: The questionnaire was completed…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Test Construction
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Redley, Marcus; Lancaster, Isabella; Pitt, Adam; Holland, Anthony; Thompson, Angela; Bradley, John R.; Glover, Gyles; Thomson, Karen; Jones, Sara; Herbert, Bernadette; Holme, Anita; Clare, Isabel C. H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Objectives: To understand the views of qualified medical practitioners regarding "reasonable adjustments" and the quality of the care and treatment provided to adults with intellectual disabilities when admitted to acute hospitals as inpatients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews took place with 14 medical practitioners, seven from each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Intellectual Disability, Patients
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Lewis, Sharna; Stenfert-Kroese, Biza – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: It has been suggested that inequalities in health care for people with intellectual disabilities may be partly explained by negative attitudes of health professionals. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and emotional reactions reported by nursing staff working in general hospitals towards caring for patients with…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Negative Attitudes, Hospitals
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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
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Balogh, Robert S.; Hunter, Duncan; Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: It has been suggested that persons with an intellectual disability consume a disproportionate amount of hospital services. Policy changes in Ontario in the 1970s and 1980s made it necessary for community health services to accommodate this population that formerly received most of its medical care in the institutions where they lived.…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Community Health Services, Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia