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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
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de Kuijper, Gerda; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background/Introduction: In this study, we investigated intellectual disability support professionals' knowledge and expectations towards effects of psychotropic drug use on behaviour and drug use in their clients, because shortcomings may lead to misinterpretations of behavioural symptoms and inappropriate drug use. Methods: Two self-designed…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Intellectual Disability, Vocational Education, Residential Care
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Long, Joseph J.; Butchart, Maggie; Brown, Michael; Bain, Janice; McMillan, Anne; Karatzias, Thanos – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The research reported here sought to evaluate whether a dedicated education programme in vision awareness improved the knowledge and skills of autism support practitioners in identifying visual impairment in autistic people with intellectual disabilities and providing better support to those individuals identified as visually impaired.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Impairments, Vision
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Jeong, Byounglock; Yoo, Eunyoung; Jung, Minye; Kang, Daehyuk; Park, Soyeon; Park, Soo Hyun – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The aim of this study was to establish the psychometric properties of the Korean Behaviour Problems Inventory (BPI-01). Methods: Fifty-five allied professionals completed a content validity questionnaire about the Korean BPI-01. To examine reliability, 52 individuals with intellectual disabilities residing in a medium-sized residential…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Hurt, Amy A.; Grist, Cathy Lann; Malesky, Lann A., Jr.; McCord, David M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) therapists typically work one-to-one with children with autism for extended periods of time, which often leads to high levels of job-related stress, lower levels of job satisfaction, increased frequency of occupational "burnout" and higher than average job turnover (Journal of Autism…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Behavior Modification, Children, Autism
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Lewis, Sharna; Stenfert-Kroese, Biza – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: It has been suggested that inequalities in health care for people with intellectual disabilities may be partly explained by negative attitudes of health professionals. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and emotional reactions reported by nursing staff working in general hospitals towards caring for patients with…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Negative Attitudes, Hospitals