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Mc Grane, Fiona; Lynn, Fiona; Balfe, Joanne; Molloy, Eleanor; Marsh, Lynne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Globally it is estimated that Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 800 live births (Bull 2020). It has also been estimated that the incidence of Down syndrome occurs in 1/444 live births in the Republic of Ireland. Given the prevalence of Down syndrome births in Ireland and the fact that care is provided by the majority of parents at home, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Down Syndrome, Parent Attitudes, Clinical Diagnosis
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Connor, Eilis O.; Corcoran, Yvonne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
This study elicited the experiences of nurses caring for children with life-limiting conditions and their family, within a community based intellectual disability service. A qualitative descriptive research approach was adopted where purposeful sampling recruited 10 participants. Data was collected using one to one semi-structured interviews and…
Descriptors: Nurses, Children, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons
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Marsh, Lynne; Warren, Patricia-Leahy; Savage, Eileen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: In recent years, there has been a growth of research on men's experiences of becoming fathers, most of which relates to a typically developing child without intellectual disabilities. While some studies have specifically explored the experiences of becoming a father of a child with an intellectual disability, there are few studies from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fathers, Intellectual Disability, Children