Browsing by Subject "Intellectual disability"
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Are there differences in factors influencing access and continued use of assistive products for people with intellectual disabilities living in group homes?
(2019)Background: The World Health Organization has launched a program to promote Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) to implement those parts of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... -
Association of Drug Burden Index with Grip Strength, Timed Up and Go and Barthel Index Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An Observational Cross-sectional Study
(2019)Background: Drug Burden Index (DBI), a measure of exposure to medications with anticholinergic and sedative activity, has been associated with poorer physical function in older adults in the general population. While ... -
Barriers to Community Participation for Adults Aging With an Intellectual Disability in Ireland: A Longitudinal Study
(2023)Social inclusion is associated with better health and quality of life. Community participation is essential to inclusion and is an established human right. However, people with intellectual disability experience limitations ... -
Caring for a family member with intellectual disability and epilepsy
(2014)Purpose To examine the caregiving impact of those who support a family member with intellectual disability and epilepsy. Methods An online, qualitative international survey was conducted via the auspices of the ... -
Challenges in Care and Service Provision for Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Complex Age-Related Conditions in Ireland
(2024)Background: People with intellectual disabilities are living longer and are increasingly diverse, with health and care needs that are varied and complex. Without changes to funding, services have found it difficult to ... -
Changes in the self-rated well-being of people who move from congregated settings to personalized arrangements and group home placements
(2017)A natural experiment contrasted the self-rated well-being of people with intellectual disabilities (n = 75) and those with enduring mental health problems (n = 44) after they moved to new accommodation and support options, ... -
Cognitive reserve and dementia risk management in people with an intellectual disability.
(2023)Dementia risk is elevated in people with intellectual disability, particularly for those with Down syndrome Differences in lifestyle factors have been cited as factors that exacerbate dementia risk in people with ... -
Communication based behaviour support for adults with intellectual disabilities receiving dental care: a focus group study exploring dentists' decision making and communication
(2017)A better understanding of how communication-based behaviour supports are applied with adults with intellectual disabilities may reduce reliance on restrictive practices such as holding, sedation and anaesthesia in dentistry. ... -
Communication difficulties in adults with Intellectual Disability: Results from a national cross-sectional study
(2020)Background: People with an intellectual disability (ID) are vulnerable to communication impairments, with consequences for employment, education, and social participation. Aims: To identify the communication skills ... -
Effective Practices for Helping Students Transition to Work
(Oxford University Press, 2020)People with disabilities have been among the most marginalized groups within society, with consequent limitations imposed on their access to many goods within society, including education, employment, and economic independence. ... -
Enabling older adults with intellectual disability to become physical activity leaders in their community: Pilot study
(2023)People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have high levels of sedentary behaviour and co-morbid health conditions. There is also increased longevity for this group which is an incredible success story but one which also ... -
Epidemiology of constipation and its associated factors in an ageing population of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland: A cross-sectional study.
(2023)Background: Constipation impacts health-related quality of life with a burden similar to other chronic conditions. This study characterises the prevalence of constipation and its associated factors in older adults with ... -
Establishing a Cooperative Inquiry Group for People with Intellectual Disabilities to Explore Relationships and Sexuality in their Lives.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2024)Previous research has shown that people with intellectual disabilities face many barriers concerning their sexual citizenship. This is due to others perceiving them as vulnerable and wanting to protect them, rooted in ... -
Family experiences of personalised accommodation and support for people with intellectual disability
(2020)Previous studies suggest that family members of people with intellectual disabilities prefer them to move to supervised living arrangements such as group homes. In Ireland, personalised arrangements are emerging, but ... -
Family voices: Life for family carers of people with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland
(2012)Background: Families in Ireland remain the main providers of support for people with Intellectual disabilities, and the aim of this study was to map their life experiences whilst involving their family members as ... -
Following through to the end: The Use of Inclusive Strategies to Analyze and Interpret Data in Participatory Action Research with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
(2011)Background: Scholars have called for research approaches that actively include and are driven by people with intellectual disabilities, but the process of inclusive data analysis has been scarcely documented in the literature. ... -
he importance of cancer prevention policies to inform and guide preventative and screening measures for people with intellectual disabilities: The COST project ?Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities?
(2023)Cancer is a global public health problem, but its exact prevalence in people with intellectual disabilities is still uncertain. This population, with limited health skills and complex health needs, faces many challenges ... -
Health and well-being of sibling carers of adults with an intellectual disability in Ireland: Four waves of data
(Springer Nature, 2023)Background: As the life expectancy of people with intellectual disability increases, they may now outlive their parents or their parents' ability to continue to care. Siblings of adults with intellectual disability often ... -
Health, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion: Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland Evidence from the First Ten Years of The Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA)
(School of Nursing and Midwifery,Trinity College Dublin, 2017)