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Abraham, Julie; Purandare, Kiran; McCabe, Joanne; Wijeratne, Anusha; Eggleston, Evelina; Oak, Katy; Laugharne, Richard; Roy, Ashok; Shankar, Rohit – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: In the United Kingdom, policy change has led to specialist intellectual disability inpatient bed reduction. Little evidence exists assessing the results for patients admitted to such units. This study evaluates the outcomes of a specialist intellectual disability inpatient unit. Method: Gender/age/ethnicity/intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Patients, Foreign Countries, Specialists
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Niven, Abigail; Gamman, Lee; Webb, Alison; Goodey, Rebecca; Shankar, Rohit – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
1.1 Background: In the light of the current national guidance to reduce the number of inpatient learning disability beds, a review was completed of the quality of lives of the people who had been former inpatients in Cornwall at the time of closure of the learning disability inpatient facilities almost 10 years before transforming care. 1.2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Hospitals, Quality of Life
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Walton, Catherine; Medhurst, David; Madhavan, Giri; Shankar, Rohit – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: People with mild intellectual disability (ID) experience a higher prevalence of mental health (MH) problems in comparison to the general population, yet there is little consensus on the most appropriate type and nature of services for support and treatment for this specific group of individuals. Objective: The objective of this scoping…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Mental Health, Access to Health Care, Mental Disorders
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Lennard, Sarah; Sharpe, Richard; Goodey, Rebecca; Hudson, Sharon; Shankar, Rohit – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: People with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom are being incarcerated in hospital settings due to lack of suitable community care and support. Factors influencing discharge from institutional/hospital care to enable successful community living have not been explored systematically. Method: A systematic review using the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Independent Living, Institutionalized Persons, Hospitals