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Publication Date: 2021-Mar
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An Exploration of Lifestyle/Obesity Programmes for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities through a Realist Lens: Impact of a 'Context, Mechanism and Outcome' Evaluation
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v34 n2 p578-593 Mar 2021
Background: Obesity is higher in people with intellectual disabilities. Aims: There are two aims of this explorative paper. Firstly, using a realist lens, to go beyond 'what works' and examine the 'context, mechanisms and outcomes' (CMO) of lifestyle/obesity programmes for this population. Second, using a logic model framework to inform how these programmes could be implemented within practice. Method: We explored six-review papers and the individual lifestyle/obesity programmes that these papers reviewed using the CMO framework. Results: There were few theoretically underpinned, multi-component programmes that were effective in the short to long-term and many failed to explore the 'context and mechanisms'. We developed a logic model and engaged in two co-production workshops to refine this model. Discussion: Using a realist approach, programmes need to be underpinned by both individual and systems change theories, be multi-component, have a closer understanding of the interplay of the 'context and mechanisms', and co-designed using a logic model framework.
Descriptors: Life Style, Obesity, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Program Effectiveness, Program Design, Context Effect, Logical Thinking, Models
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Language: English
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