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Discovering the Current 'State of Play' in Pain Recognition and Assessment for People with Profound Intellectual Disabilities by Nurses: An Appreciative Inquiry Approach
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Maeve Goodall; Kate Irving; Mary Nevin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Pain recognition and assessment in individuals with profound intellectual disabilities are challenging. Exploring effective methods of addressing this is essential. This study aims to discover current nursing practice in this area of care as the first of a four-phased appreciative inquiry study, to inform further research and practice.…
Descriptors: Pain, Severe Intellectual Disability, Nurses, Role
Inventory of Assessment Practices in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in Three European Countries
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Wessels, Marleen D.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Paap, Muirne C. S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Knowledge about the quality of assessment methods used in the support of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is scarce. This study aimed to provide an overview of the assessment methods used in practice and to examine whether these instruments were studied for their psychometric properties for people with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Approaches to Communication Assessment with Children and Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Chadwick, Darren; Buell, Susan; Goldbart, Juliet – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Communication assessment of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) has seldom been investigated. Here, we explore approaches and decision making in undertaking communication assessments in this group of people. A questionnaire was sent to UK practitioners. The questionnaire elicited information about assessment…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Communication Strategies, Speech Language Pathology
Assessment of Job Satisfaction in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Towards Best-Practice Recommendations
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Kocman, Andreas; Weber, Germain – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The current body of research on job satisfaction of people with intellectual disability is based on highly diverse measures, originating both from the general population and people with intellectual disability. This heterogeneity represents a possible confounder. Best-practice approaches for the assessment of job satisfaction are hence…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Job Satisfaction, Severe Intellectual Disability, Best Practices