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Ion, Sandica; Lightfoot, Elizabeth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Much of the research and program innovation regarding future planning for adults with intellectual disabilities has occurred in countries with well-developed disability service systems. This study explored how family caregivers planned for their adult children's future caregiving needs in Romania, a country with a limited array of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Planning, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Hope Huling – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Society often holds strongly biased and stigmatized opinions when it comes to what is deemed appropriate or inappropriate for the sexual behavior of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) or developmental disabilities (DD). This is typically due to the beliefs that the ID/DD population are either only capable of having child-like…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Adults, Caregivers
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Chadwick, Darren D.; Buell, Susan – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2023
Digital inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is not commensurate with those without disabilities. Societal, political, financial, individual and interpersonal barriers help explain this disparity. Caregivers can act as both support and gatekeeper to internet access and use by adults with intellectual disabilities. This study…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Electronic Learning, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Lisa Koenig McDaniel – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenology design was to describe the experiences of caregivers to adults with I/DD in the State of Texas. The theory guiding this study was the social constructivism framework which focused on how language and culture frame how individuals communicate, experience, and understand reality. In this study, the…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Quality of Life
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Gerda de Kuijper; Josien Jonker; Rory Sheehan; Angela Hassiotis – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: In people with intellectual disabilities and mental disorders and/or challenging behaviours, rates of psychotropic drug prescription are high. In clinical treatments and evaluations, all stakeholders should be involved in a process of shared decision-making (SDM). We aimed to investigate the perspectives of clients and their carers on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Drug Use, Physician Patient Relationship
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Peter E. Langdon; Magdalena M. Apanasionok; Emma Scripps; Alastair Barrowcliff; Asit Biswas; Karen Bunning; Cheryl Burbidge; Katherine Byron-Daniel; Alex Cookson; Sarah Croom; Malwina Filipczuk; David Gillespie; Richard P. Hastings; Andrew Jahoda; Rachel McNamara; Lawrence Patterson; Dheeraj Rai; Robyn Steward; Kylie M. Gray – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The aim of this feasibility study was to adapt and model a behavioural intervention for anxiety with autistic adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. Method: Twenty-eight autistic adults with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, 37 carers, and 40 therapists took part in this single-group non-randomised…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Haas, Kaaren; Gibbs, Vicki – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study aimed to describe the impact that autistic characteristics (core features of autism and co-occurring conditions) have on interactions with police. Twelve autistic adults and 19 parent/carers were interviewed about interactions with police in the past 5 years. Using content analysis, it was found that in most (92.3%) interactions,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interaction, Police
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Karen Gray; Lisa Dibsdall; Linda Sumpter; Ailsa Cameron; Paul Willis; Jon Symonds; Matthew Jones; Hugh McLeod; Geraldine Macdonald; Christie Cabral – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2024
Background: Despite calls for greater use of research and an appetite to do so within adult social care, a gap persists between research and practice. Aims and objectives: To explore views of adult social care staff about research and its application to everyday practice. To understand how these might impact upon research use capacity-building…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Caregiver Attitudes, Adults
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Guerin, Suzanne; Nicholson, Emma; Keogh, Fiona; Dodd, Philip – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Background: Respite care has traditionally been conceptualised as a short residential break which allows families a break from caring responsibilities. In recent years, alternative respite services have been developed which promote greater social integration and normalisation for people with intellectual and other disabilities. Specific aim: The…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Family Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes
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Borthwick, Claire; Inchley, Joanna; Jones, Jill – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Individuals with Down's syndrome rely on caregivers to support lifestyle behaviour change. It is therefore important to understand how caregivers put health recommendations into practice. Through conducting semi-structured interviews, the present study sought to understand the facilitators and barriers that caregivers faced when implementing…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Adults, Down Syndrome, Caregiver Attitudes
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Røstad-Tollefsen, Helen K.; Kolset, Svein O.; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Hesselberg, Heidi; Nordstrøm, Marianne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities living in residential houses have a high prevalence of obesity which is related to poor dietary habits. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess supporting staff`s thoughts and experiences on factors influencing their opportunities to promote a healthy diet in adults with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Physical Health, Health Promotion
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Hanzen, Gineke; Waninge, Aly; van Nispen, Ruth M. A.; Vlaskamp, Carla; Post, Wendy J.; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: We investigated the effects of the "Care for Participation+" (CFP+) intervention on direct support professionals' (DSPs') attitudes regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID). Methods: We implemented a pilot non-randomized controlled trial with two control groups…
Descriptors: Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Caregiver Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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RahKyung Kim; Stacy K. Dymond – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate critical independent living skills for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in the community and common reasons individuals lose their residential placement. Participants included residential specialists from 26 states who worked at small group homes and supported apartments.…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Daily Living Skills, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Lillian Ramos Figueroa – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explored how parents or caregivers of adolescents or adults with mild intellectual disabilities described the influence of faith communities on the Quality of Life (QOL) and its domains of spiritual, social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of their loved ones in this population in South-Central Florida. The QOL model that steered this…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Religious Factors, Parent Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes
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Humphreys, Lincoln; Bigby, Christine; Iacono, Teresa; Bould, Em – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: Organisational culture in group homes for people with intellectual disabilities has been identified as an influence on service delivery and staff behaviour. The aim was to examine patterns of culture across group homes in disability organisations. Method: The Group Home Culture Scale (GHCS) was used to measure staff perceptions of…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability, Caregiver Attitudes
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