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Breau, Lynn M.; Aston, Megan; MacLeod, Emily – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) are frequent users of the healthcare system, yet nurses report they receive little education regarding specialized medical, social and relational needs of this population. Therefore, parents take on a greater burden of care while their child is in hospital than do parents of typically developing…
Descriptors: Children, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Qualitative Research
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Aston, Megan; Breau, Lynn; MacLeod, Emily – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and their parents continue to experience stigma within health-care systems. Whilst some research studies have examined the stigma associated with children who have IDs, there continues to be a gap in understanding how the experiences of these children, their parents and nurses have been constructed…
Descriptors: Children, Intellectual Disability, Clinical Diagnosis, Labeling (of Persons)
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Aston, Megan; Breau, Lynn; MacLeod, Emily – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Effective and therapeutic relationships between health care providers and clients are important elements for positive health outcomes. Children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and their parents face unique challenges in establishing relationships with health care providers due to social and institutional stigma and stereotypes associated with…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Intellectual Disability, Parents, Nurses