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Access to Health Care: Implementation and Outcomes of a Hospital-Based Anaesthesia Protocol for People with Intellectual Disability
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Michelle Bellon; Farima Forooziya; Rodney Mitchell; Sharon Liberali; Monica Welsh; Paul Jones; Stephanie Searle – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: People with intellectual disability face numerous barriers to accessing basic preventative health care. This study documents the protocol, process and health outcomes of a multidisciplinary hospital-based Health Care Access Service providing pre-procedure sedation and general anaesthesia for adults with moderate to profound…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Program Implementation, Hospitals, Anesthesiology
Using Multimedia Technology to Enhance Self-Advocacy of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Introducing a Theoretical Framework for 'Multimedia Advocacy'
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Watts, Paul; Kwiatkowska, Gosia; Minnion, Andy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Multimedia Advocacy is the use of digital technology for people with intellectual disabilities as means of developing identities, being heard, connecting to family and care networks and, advocating for change. Methods: We explore principles and theories that underpin Multimedia Advocacy, mapping disciplinary approaches that have…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Self Advocacy
Exploring How Knowledge Translation Can Improve Sustainability of Community-Based Health Initiatives for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
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Spassiani, Natasha A.; Parker Harris, Sarah; Hammel, Joy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Community-based health initiatives (CBHI) play an important role in maintaining the health, function and participation of people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) living in the community. However, implementation and long-term sustainability of CBHI is challenging. The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Health Programs, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Implementing Community Care for People with Intellectual Disability: The Role of Organizational Characteristics and the Innovation's Attributes
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Nieboer, Anna P.; Pijpers, Vanessa; Strating, Mathilde M. H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Community care is the support of people with intellectual disability in everyday life aimed at enhancing their integration into society. This article investigates influences of organizational characteristics on the implementation of community care in the Netherlands. In addition, we explored whether the attributes of community care as…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Innovation, Foreign Countries, Community Health Services