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Direct linkAlison Devitt; Melissa Nott; Rachel Rossiter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The global rise in chronic health conditions highlights the importance of self-management in empowering people to actively participate in their healthcare. People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately affected by these conditions and face barriers in accessing self-management interventions. Method: This scoping review…
Descriptors: Self Management, Health Behavior, Intellectual Disability, Barriers
Alexis Buettgen; Tammy Bernasky; Kelly MacDougall; Ann Fudge Schormans; Jennifer Gordon; Sandra Tavares; Verónica Schiariti; Robin Mason; Janice Du Mont; Maria Huijbregts – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Women labelled with intellectual disabilities face high rates of social exclusion and sexual violence, with limited research and few services tailored to their needs. Peer support offers many benefits including recognition of diverse lived experiences and nonprofessional perspectives. This article highlights collaborative efforts of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Sexual Abuse, Females, Peer Influence
Maurice A. Feldman; Amanda Cappon; Kay Corbier; Vicky Caruana; Mechane Laronde; Kendra Thomson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study evaluated the Step-by-Step Parenting Program (SBSPP) to prepare expectant parents with intellectual disabilities to care for their newborns. Method: Two expectant parents with intellectual disabilities were seen once or twice weekly in their homes for about 2 h over 16 and 20 weeks (21 and 27 sessions), respectively. The key…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Neonates
Kendra Thomson; Sarah Davis; Sarah Ludmilla Bernier; Carly Magnacca; Steve Noone; Yona Lunsky – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities may experience work-related stress that adversely impacts their wellbeing and capacity to provide support. Acceptance and Commitment Training interventions like Promotion of Acceptance in Carers and Teachers (PACT) have been shown to be effective for reducing stress and promoting…
Descriptors: Well Being, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Allied Health Personnel
Berger, I.; Weissman, S.; Raheel, H.; Bagga, A.; Wright, R.; Leung, F.; Loh, A.; Lee-Jones, C.; Isaacs, B.; Vogt, J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Research suggests physicians may harbour paternalistic attitudes towards people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and lack the knowledge and skills to work with them. This study examined the impact of a brief intellectual and developmental disability curriculum intervention on these outcomes. Methods: First-year medical…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Intellectual Disability
Sun, Xiaohui – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDDs) face lifelong challenges in areas such as self-care, learning and socializing abilities. Having such individuals at home brings family caregivers extra stress, especially when support is insufficient. Because of the inadequacy of professional support available globally, the need to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family Role
Lunsky, Yona; Bobbette, Nicole; Durbin, Janet; Gonzales, Angela; Grier, Elizabeth; Iruthayanathan, Renisha; Mia, Nadia; Pereira, Cheryl; Steel, Lee; Thakur, Anupam; Thomson, Kendra; Sockalingam, Sanjeev – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Introduction: Health and social service providers have limited expertise with regard to assessing and treating psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe the development and pilot evaluation of a virtual capacity-building program (Project ECHO) focused on supporting the…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Murray, B. Lee – Health Education Journal, 2019
Background: While statistics related to the sexual abuse of people with developmental disabilities are alarming, there remains a gap in the services and supports available to promote sexual health and healthy relationships and prevent sexual abuse of this population. Objective: To develop and deliver a sexual health education programme for…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Education, Adolescents, Developmental Disabilities
