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Mitigating the Impact of the 'Silos' between the Disability and Aged-Care Sectors in Australia: Development of a Best Practice Framework
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Hussain, Rafat; Parmenter, Trevor; Wark, Stuart; Janicki, Matthew; Knox, Marie; Hayhoe, Nicola – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Although a 'person-centred focus' is a legislated objective for both aged-care and disability services sectors in Australia, evidence suggests limited translation into systems and practices due to entrenched silos. This paper proposes a Best Practice Framework to mitigate these silos. Methods: Mixed-methods research comprising key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Health Services, Disabilities
The Juncture and Disjuncture of Service Delivery Systems in Post-Parental Care Planning for Rural People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Wark, Stuart; Bryant, Lia; Morales-Boyce, Tyson; Deuter, Kate – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Australian research indicates that post-parental care transitions are rarely planned and primarily occur following a crisis for a primary carer. This paper examines disability staff perceptions of transitions for people with intellectual disability and their ageing carers in rural South Australia. Method: A focus group interview model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Rural Areas, Intellectual Disability
Perceived Health and Wellbeing among Community-Dwelling Older Australians with Intellectual Disability: A Comparison with Age Peers
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Wark, Stuart; Hussain, Rafat; Janicki, Matthew P.; Knox, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Data specifically comparing outcomes for people with and without intellectual disability is limited. This paper reports perceived health and wellbeing of older Australians resident in metropolitan and rural locations in New South Wales and Queensland. Respondents were community-residing individuals with intellectual disability and mainstream age…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Well Being, Older Adults
Multimorbidity in Older People with Intellectual Disability
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Hussain, Rafat; Wark, Stuart; Janicki, Matthew P.; Parmenter, Trevor; Knox, Marie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: There is paucity of research from Australia about comorbidity in older people with intellectual disability (PwID). This paper examines the burden of chronic diseases and associated sociodemographic correlates in a cohort of PwID aged 60+. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used with community-dwelling older PwID in urban/rural…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
Perspectives about Support Challenges Facing Health Workers Assisting Older Adults with and without Intellectual Disability in Rural versus Urban Settings in Australia
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Hussain, Rafat; Janicki, Matthew P.; Knox, Marie; Wark, Stuart; Parmenter, Trevor – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Aims: Life expectancy for both sexes in Australia exceeds 80 years, with individuals with intellectual disability also increasingly living into older age. This research aimed to comparatively examine perceptions of staff supporting either older adults or age peers with lifelong intellectual disability. Methods: This project asked 420 medical,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Health Personnel, Health Services