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Direct linkPeter E. Langdon; Magdalena M. Apanasionok; Emma Scripps; Alastair Barrowcliff; Asit Biswas; Karen Bunning; Cheryl Burbidge; Katherine Byron-Daniel; Alex Cookson; Sarah Croom; Malwina Filipczuk; David Gillespie; Richard P. Hastings; Andrew Jahoda; Rachel McNamara; Lawrence Patterson; Dheeraj Rai; Robyn Steward; Kylie M. Gray – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The aim of this feasibility study was to adapt and model a behavioural intervention for anxiety with autistic adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. Method: Twenty-eight autistic adults with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, 37 carers, and 40 therapists took part in this single-group non-randomised…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Lauren T. Ptomey; Kelli Barton; Emma Swinford; Amy Bodde; Amanda George; Anna M. Gorczyca; C. Michelle Niedens; Susan C. Sprague; Amy Yeager; Brian Helsel; Linda Teri; Eric D. Vidoni; Jaime Perales-Puchalt – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The Reducing Disability in Alzheimer's Disease in Kansas City (RDAD-KC) intervention has been shown to improve the health of individuals with dementia and caregiver dyads. This manuscript reports the results of implementing the RDAD among individuals with intellectual disabilities and caregiver dyads. Methods: Nine community agencies…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Intervention, Health Promotion, Caregivers
Chicas, Vanessa E.; Steinway, Caren; Chen, Jack; Schwartz, Matthew C.; Wright, Charmaine; Cornacchia, Michelle; Davis, Thomas W.; Berens, John C.; Riddle, Ilka; Woodward, Jason F.; Jan, Sophia – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Few family caregivers of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities develop long-term care (LTC) plans for their relative. Web-based interventions promoting LTC planning have potential for widespread adoption into clinical practice. Methods: We conducted focus groups with 49 primary caregivers of individuals with…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Long Range Planning
Sohil Alqazlan; Faraj K. Alenezi; Khalid S. Alwadeai; Adel Saber Alanazi; Abdulrhman S. Alghamdi; Shahad Alarifi; Saleh Aba-Alkhayl; Mohammed A. Almeshari – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Asthma and respiratory diseases pose significant global health risks. Respiratory infections substantially impact individuals with Down syndrome, affecting their overall well-being. This study examines respiratory health risks associated with Down syndrome in Saudi Arabia. Method: A survey of 115 participants used convenience sampling…
Descriptors: Incidence, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Down Syndrome, Physiology
Dawn E. Cavanagh; Sue Caton; Jodie Rawles; Katherine Runswick-Cole; Chris Hatton; Umesh Chauhan; Christine Hutchinson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medication than the general population and are frequently prescribed multiple medications. Understanding people with intellectual disabilities and carer perspectives is essential to improving the quality of psychotropic medication prescribing and usage.…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Patients, Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy
Doodeman, Tanja W. M.; Schuengel, Carlo; Sterkenburg, Paula S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Sensitive responsiveness is an important aspect in affect-regulation of people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities. Aim: This randomized controlled trial evaluated the Attune & Stimulate-checklist, a tool for detecting subtle and idiosyncratic communicative behaviours and responding adequately. Methods: Effects on the…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication, Responses, Caregivers
Sturgeon, Michaela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Mindfulness interventions have been shown to ameliorate stress in support staff working with people with intellectual disabilities. This review aimed to explore what impact mindfulness interventions for staff have on their care and support behaviours, and on the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities receiving support.…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Stress Variables
Brianne Redquest; Chris A. Clark; Hangsel Sanguino; Yona Lunsky; Sue Hutton; Jonathan Weiss; Tom Davies; Carly A. McMorris – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Virtual mindfulness may be helpful for individuals with intellectual disabilities in the context of COVID-related disruptions of in-person programming, such as Special Olympics (SO). This study examined the feasibility of a virtual mindfulness intervention for SO athletes and their caregivers. Method: SO athletes (n = 44) and their…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Metacognition, Intellectual Disability, Athletes
Macey Barratt; Peter Lewis; Natalie Duckworth; Natasha Jojo; Viktorija Malecka; Signe Tomsone; Dita Rituma; Nathan J. Wilson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Parents of children with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities play a crucial role in providing direct care but often demonstrate heightened parental stress and reduced quality of life. This review explores perceived quality of life from the experiences of parents when caring for young and adult children. Method: A qualitative…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Quality of Life, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship
Harper, Lynette; McAnelly, Su; Walshe, Ian; Ooms, Ann; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience sleep problems, which can affect quality of life, physical health, mental health and well-being. Methods: An integrative literature review was conducted to investigate what is known about behavioural sleep disturbances in people with an intellectual disability. The…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Sleep, Quality of Life, Health
Overwijk, Annelies; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; van der Schans, Cees P.; Willems, Mariël; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Waninge, Aly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) can be employed to support a healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study is to determine whether and which BCTs are used by direct support professionals (DSPs) for supporting healthy lifestyle behaviour of people with moderate to profound intellectual…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Change, Health Promotion, Moderate Intellectual Disability
de Kuijper, Gerda M.; Den Besten-van Ravenswaaij, Janneke J. C.; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; de Bildt, Annelies – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Interventions for challenging behaviours in individuals with intellectual disabilities benefit from outcome monitoring that takes clients' preferences into account. We determined clients' and representatives' preferred outcome domains and measures to secure their involvement in treatment decisions for challenging behaviours. Method: We…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability, Outcomes of Treatment, Intervention
Hanzen, Gineke; Waninge, Aly; van Nispen, Ruth M. A.; Vlaskamp, Carla; Post, Wendy J.; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: We investigated the effects of the "Care for Participation+" (CFP+) intervention on direct support professionals' (DSPs') attitudes regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID). Methods: We implemented a pilot non-randomized controlled trial with two control groups…
Descriptors: Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Caregiver Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Watchman, Karen; Mattheys, Kate; McKernon, Michael; Strachan, Heather; Andreis, Federico; Murdoch, Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Numbers of people with an intellectual disability and dementia present a global health and social challenge with associated need to reduce stress or agitation and improve quality of life in affected individuals. This study aimed to identify effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in social care settings and, uniquely, explore use…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Dementia, Comorbidity, Stress Management
van Wingerden, Evelien; Barakova, Emilia; Lourens, Tino; Sterkenburg, Paula S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The study explored the use of a robot-mediated therapeutic intervention in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. Method: Three robot-mediated intervention sessions were developed to teach three coping skills for worrying. Effectiveness was examined using a multiple-baseline case study design (N = 7). Baseline,…
Descriptors: Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Robotics, Visual Impairments
