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Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Iacono, Teresa; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: There is strong evidence about the effectiveness of Active Support. Recent research has established predictors of good Active Support as staff training, practice leadership, and service setting size. This paper explores features of organisational leadership and structures predictive of Active Support. Methods: Multilevel modelling with…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Residential Programs
Björne, Petra; Deveau, Roy; Nylander, Lena – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: It is mandatory for staff in Swedish community services for people with intellectual disabilities to report incidents of error or malpractice. Aim The aim is to study if incident reports contribute to developing quality in services for people with intellectual disabilities who present with challenging behaviours. Method: 159 reports on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Reports, Disclosure
Weise, Janelle; Fisher, Karen R.; Turner, Beth; Trollor, Julian N. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: People with intellectual disability experience elevated rates of mental ill health. Yet they face barriers in accessing appropriate individualised mental health care. Further research is required to learn about the capability of the mental health workforce to facilitate access and participation in quality mental health care for this…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mental Health Workers, Health Services, Specialists
Van Asselt, Danae; Buchanan, Angus; Peterson, Sunila – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Factors that enhance the social exclusion and limit the social inclusion of adults with intellectual disability undermine their health and wellbeing. Thus it is important to reduce the impact of such factors. This may be achieved by deepening the understanding of the enablers and barriers to social inclusion, which were explored in…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Well Being
Mysliwiec, Andrzej; Saulicz, Edward; Kuszewski, Michal; Wolny, Tomasz; Knapik, Andrzej; Gogola, Anna – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: This study aimed to analyse the self-evaluations of physicians and physiotherapists, from different specialisations, about their preparedness for work with people with intellectual disability (ID), and what they considered were the most significant barriers in working with people with ID. Both the physicians and physiotherapists…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Physicians, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Personnel
Nieboer, Anna P.; Cramm, Jane M.; van der Meij, Birgitha; Huijsman, Robbert – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Despite the expressed desire for access to information on care providers and increased availability of this information, the use of available information falls short of expectations. We lack research on the decision-making processes and on how these processes are influenced. A study that employs "real-life" decisions is…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Access to Information, Young Adults, Parents
Glasson, Emma J.; Hussain, Rafat – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Disability research data often exist in the form of individual records located within discrete registers that may extend across sensitive political boundaries. Method: This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with using linked health and administrative data for disability research, with examples from research…
Descriptors: Political Divisions (Geographic), Foreign Countries, Health Care Costs, Information Dissemination
Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
The quality of the work that paid support staff carry out within services for individuals with intellectual disability is clearly crucial to achieving positive quality of life outcomes for service users. Despite this fact, support staff have been relatively neglected as a focus for research within their field. That is not necessarily to say that…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Research Needs, Paraprofessional Personnel, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Iacono, Teresa; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Organisational and service level factors are identified as influencing the implementation of Active Support. The aim was to explore differences in organisational leadership and structures to identify potential relationships between these factors and the quality of Active Support in supported accommodation services. Method: Fourteen…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Intellectual Disability, Leadership Styles, Quality of Life
Željka Nikolaševic; Karolina Cuckovic; Ksenija Gebauer-Bukurov; Vojislava Bugarski Ignjatovic – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Multiple disabilities represent separate entities that cannot be reduced to the sum of disabilities or the main disability. This study compared the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents with multiple disabilities and those with one developmental disability. We further assessed how comorbidities and…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life, Children, Adolescents
Geuze, Liesbeth; Goossensen, Anne; Schrevel, Samuel – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Parents of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have extensive care duties. This study describes the phenomenon "parenting a child with PIMD." Method: We conducted in-depth interviews with 25 Dutch parents. A reflective lifeworld research was used. Findings: The essential meaning of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Parent Attitudes, Child Rearing
Burton-Smith, Rosanne; McVilly, Keith R.; Yazbeck, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Tsutsui, Takako – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: As part of an international, multicentre project, the service and support needs of Australian family carers were investigated. Method: A sample of 1,390, 448 family carers completed a self-report survey, including an adaptation of the Family Needs Survey (FNS) and several open-ended questions. A mixed method design was used, employing…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Access to Information, Respite Care, Foreign Countries
Kildahl, Arvid Nikolai; Jørstad, Ingvild – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: Autistic adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) seem to be particularly vulnerable to potentially traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Furthermore, this population may be at risk for a different set of traumatic experiences than the general population. However, knowledge is sparse concerning PTSD symptom…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Severe Intellectual Disability, Violence
Hays, Sarah-Jane; Murphy, Glynis H.; Langdon, Peter E.; Rose, David; Reed, Tracy – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: Men with intellectual disability (ID) and sexually abusive behaviour are a disempowered and marginalised group. Nevertheless, as service users, they can be consulted and involved in a variety of different ways, including ascertaining their views of the services they receive. Method: A group of 16 men with ID and sexually abusive…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Males, Empathy, Sexual Abuse
Due, Clemence; Goodwin Smith, Ian; Allen, Penny; Button, Eleanor; Cheek, Colleen; Quarmby, Lyndsay; Stephens, Miranda; Paku, Sofia; Ferguson, Sarah; Fordyce, Kathryn – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Access to both childcare and early intervention for pre-school children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be difficult for parents or carers and may impact on parental social inclusion and wellbeing. There is limited research investigating how specialist centres offering both services may impact on parental outcomes. Method:…
Descriptors: Parents, Quality of Life, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders