ERIC Number: EJ1415963
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1744-6295
EISSN: EISSN-1744-6309
Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Qualitative Study
Kristina N. Randall; Georgia L. McKown
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v28 n1 p118-136 2024
The current study examined the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions have had on individuals with intellectual and developmental disability. Semi-structured focus groups were conducted to collect data from participants who attended day programming by local community agency. Results indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic and its safety restrictions impacted participants' knowledge of the disease, programming and work, relationships, activities, and emotions in ways that were both similar to and different from other findings in other populations. Implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Emotional Response
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Language: English
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