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Francesca Ribenfors; Lauren Blood; Chris Hatton; Anna Marriott – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Given the current sociopolitical climate, people with intellectual disabilities are spending more time at home. Much housing-related research focuses on informant-completed measures and quantifiable outcomes. By contrast, this article explores the perspectives of adults with intellectual disabilities concerning what they liked or…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Residential Care, Intellectual Disability, Adults
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Todd, Stuart; Bernal, Jane; Shearn, Julia; Worth, Rhian; Jones, Edwin; Lowe, Kathy; Madden, Phil; Barr, Owen; Forrester Jones, Rachel; Jarvis, Paul; Kroll, Thilo; McCarron, Mary; Read, Sue; Hunt, Katherine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Population-based data are presented on the nature of dying in intellectual disability services. Methods: A retrospective survey was conducted over 18 months with a sample of UK-based intellectual disability service providers that supported over 12,000. Core data were obtained for 222 deaths within this population. For 158 (71%) deaths,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Intellectual Disability, Mortality Rate
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Sanna Fjellström; Jessica Hölttä; Anna Nordström; Eva Flygare Wallén; Marie Lund Ohlsson; Elisabeth Hansen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Web Based Instruction
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Olivier-Pijpers, Vanessa Charissa; Cramm, Jane Murray; Landman, Wouter; Nieboer, Anna Petra – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The present authors examined changes made in disability service organizations supporting residents with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours, because these changes may influence residents' support and subsequently their challenging behaviours. Method: In this multiple case study, the present authors collected and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Organizational Change, Foreign Countries
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van den Driessen Mareeuw, Francine A.; Coppus, Antonia M. W.; Delnoij, Diana M. J.; de Vries, Esther – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: People with Down syndrome (PDS) have complex healthcare needs. Little is known about the quality of health care for PDS, let alone how it is appraised by PDS and their caregivers. This study explores the perspectives of PDS, their parents and support staff regarding quality in health care for PDS. Method: The present authors conducted…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Health Services, Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
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Olivier-Pijpers, Vanessa C.; Cramm, Jane M.; Nieboer, Anna P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: We examined the influence of the organizational environment on challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities to increase understanding of the quality of support services for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: Twenty-one professionals and managers from four specialized Dutch disability service organizations…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
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Petropoulou, Evangelia; Finlayson, Janet; Hay, Margaret; Spencer, Wendy; Park, Richard; Tannock, Hugh; Galbraith, Erin; Godwin, Jon; Skelton, Dawn A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Providers of supported living services to adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) in the United Kingdom have procedures in place to monitor injuries; this provides opportunity to learn about the injuries being reported and recorded. The aim was to determine the incidence, causes and types of injuries experienced by 593 adults with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Injuries, Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Clement, Tim; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Adults with severe challenging behaviour can achieve good "quality of life" outcomes in small supported accommodation services. Yet, the research indicates that they typically experience poorer outcomes than other adults with intellectual disability. This raises questions about the degree to which research has informed…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Development, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life