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Providing Person-Centred Care to Older People with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Direct Support Workers
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Thalen, Marloes; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.; Volkers, Karin M.; Frielink, Noud; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Background: Although the current preventive measures relating to COVID-19 can lead to challenges in the daily work of direct support workers (e.g. keeping 1.5 m distance), it remains vital to uphold the principles of person-centred care when working with older people with intellectual disabilities. The current study explores the extent to which…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
Reducing Restrictive Measures in Complex Long-Term Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Implementation Interventions through the Lens of Normalisation Process Theory
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Bisschops, Esther H.; de Schipper, J. Clasien; Schippers, Baukje; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Schuengel, Carlo – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: The multi-disciplinarity of long-term care for people with intellectual disabilities makes organisations seek stability and predictability, complicating implementing innovations. Interventions to implement a method for reducing restrictive measures were analysed through the lens of Normalisation Process Theory to understand the social…
Descriptors: Health Services, Intellectual Disability, Social Influences, Normalization (Disabilities)