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Direct linkAlison Devitt; Melissa Nott; Stephanie Nelson; Julia Sgarlata; Michelle Gray; Srilaxmi Balachandran; Asma Taskin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a rapid roll-out of virtual health care services to people with intellectual disabilities. Limited evidence is available for clinicians to guide virtual care delivery. Method: Twenty-three studies were identified through systematic searching of 16 databases. Extracted data were mapped to the NSW…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Health Care, Program Effectiveness
Selick, Avra; Durbin, Janet; Salonia, Chanelle; Volpe, Tiziana; Orr, Erin; Hermans, Heather; Zaretsky, Lauren; Malhas, Mais; Lunsky, Yona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Direct support professionals (DSP) are instrumental in supporting the health care of individuals with intellectual disabilities, yet receive little training and support for this role. We implemented a capacity building intervention for DSPs in a community agency in Ontario, Canada. This study evaluated the perceived value and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Intellectual Disability, Capacity Building, Allied Health Personnel
Isabelle Assouline; Diane Morin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Attitudes towards intellectual disability play an important role in the social inclusion and well-being of persons with intellectual disability. Few studies have examined attitudes of staff working in the specialised service industry, which may have an even greater impact. This study aimed to better understand these attitudes. Methods:…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Allied Health Personnel, Attitude Measures
Bates, Amanda; Forrester-Jones, Rachel; McCarthy, Michelle – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Research into hospital treatment and care of children with intellectual disabilities is extremely limited, but available literature points to difficulties. Some children have a co-occurring condition alongside an intellectual disability which requires ongoing treatment, such as a cleft lip/palate. To date, their experiences remain…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Congenital Impairments, Hospitalized Children, Health Services
Navas, Patricia; Llorente, Sandra; García, Laura; Tassé, Marc J.; Havercamp, Susan M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
This qualitative study was carried out in Spain with the aim of identifying the changes that the health system should make to improve healthcare access for older adults with intellectual disability. Three hundred and sixty-nine family members and professionals expressed their opinion on how healthcare access could be improved. Participants…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
Truesdale, Maria; Brown, Michael; Taggart, Laurence; Bradley, Aoife; Paterson, Douglas; Sirisena, Chammy; Walley, Robert; Karatzias, Thanos – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Trauma and its sequelae is recognised as a major morbidity factor in people with intellectual disabilities, however, a lack of inquiry into how health care professionals address trauma in this adult population exists. Aims: To explore specialist intellectual disability practitioners perspectives on current health provision and…
Descriptors: Trauma, Health Services, Specialists, Adults
