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Carli Friedman – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
Unpaid (informal) family caregivers provide vitally important supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but receive little support or training. This study's aim was to examine how states across the nation supported informal family caregivers in their Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs for…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Genik, Lara M.; Aerts, Elisabeth L.; Nauman, Hiba; Barney, Chantel C.; Lewis, Stephen P.; McMurtry, C. Meghan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Within a parallel-group randomized control trial, pain training's impact on Respite Workers' (RW) care approaches and training evaluations was explored. RW (n = 158) from 14 organizations received pain or control training following randomization. Researchers were blind until randomization; allocations were not shared explicitly with…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Pain, Caregiver Training, Respite Care
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Genik, Lara M.; Aerts, Elisabeth L.; Barata, Paula C.; Barney, Chantel C.; Lewis, Stephen P.; Newby-Clark, Ian; McMurtry, C. Meghan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
This parallel group randomized controlled trial tested effectiveness of the Let's Talk About Pain training on respite workers' (RW) pain-related knowledge and feasibility-confidence-skill ratings using between-group and within-group analyses. Fourteen children's respite organizations were randomized to pain or control training. Participants…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Pain, Training