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View article: The Mental Health and Well‐Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four‐Wave Longitudinal Analysis
The Mental Health and Well‐Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four‐Wave Longitudinal Analysis Open
Background Research concerning the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health and well‐being of adults with intellectual disabilities has been cross‐sectional and small scale. We examined the trajectory of mental health and well‐…
View article: Extrication following a motor vehicle collision: a consensus statement on behalf of The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Extrication following a motor vehicle collision: a consensus statement on behalf of The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Open
Background Road traffic injury is the leading cause of death among young people globally, with motor vehicle collisions often resulting in severe injuries and entrapment. Traditional extrication techniques focus on limiting movement to pre…
View article: Baseline Clinical Characterization of Participants in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Schizophrenia Program
Baseline Clinical Characterization of Participants in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Schizophrenia Program Open
Background This paper focuses on the baseline clinical characterization of the participants in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Schizophrenia (AMP SCZ) program. The AMP SCZ program is designed to investigate a wide array of clinical …
View article: Wellbeing of Family Carers of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the UK: Longitudinal Study
Wellbeing of Family Carers of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the UK: Longitudinal Study Open
Background Longitudinal studies of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic have been very rare. This study investigated trajectories of family‐carer wellbeing and the impact of the caring role on…
View article: What Would Have Helped People With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in the <scp>UK</scp> During <scp>COVID</scp>‐19?
What Would Have Helped People With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in the <span>UK</span> During <span>COVID</span>‐19? Open
People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities can be excluded from research and relatively little is known about the experiences of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and their carers during COVID‐19.…
View article: Acceptability testing of the Carers-ID intervention to support the mental health of family carers of people with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities
Acceptability testing of the Carers-ID intervention to support the mental health of family carers of people with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities Open
Background Providing care and support for a person with intellectual disabilities can be challenging and may negatively impact on family carers’ health and wellbeing. A online support programme was co-designed with charitable organisations…
View article: (Not) Going Out and Barriers to Leaving the House for People With Intellectual Disabilities Through the <scp>COVID‐19</scp> Pandemic in the <scp>UK</scp>
(Not) Going Out and Barriers to Leaving the House for People With Intellectual Disabilities Through the <span>COVID‐19</span> Pandemic in the <span>UK</span> Open
Background People with intellectual disabilities commonly experience multiple barriers to ‘going out’. Aims This paper explores what barriers prevented people from going out, and if the extent and nature of going out changed over time for …
View article: Effectiveness of Online Programmes for Family Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Systematic Review of the International Evidence Base
Effectiveness of Online Programmes for Family Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Systematic Review of the International Evidence Base Open
This systematic literature review examines the evidence base on the effectiveness of online programmes on the mental health and well-being of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities. Databases (ERIC, Medline, PsycINFO and CI…
View article: Health and healthcare of people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom through the COVID‐19 pandemic
Health and healthcare of people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom through the COVID‐19 pandemic Open
Background During the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, many health services were withdrawn from people with learning disabilities, with negative impacts on people's health. What has happened to people's health and healthcare as we …
View article: Experiences of UK and Irish family carers of people with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Experiences of UK and Irish family carers of people with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Background People with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities (PMID) have high and intensive support needs that ordinarily place significant strain on family carers. This was further heightened by the removal of many external supp…
View article: Digital participation of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities during the Covid‐19 pandemic in the UK
Digital participation of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities during the Covid‐19 pandemic in the UK Open
Background During the Covid‐19 pandemic, there has been a worldwide increase in the use of digital technology. Many people with learning disabilities have learned new digital skills, taken part in online activities, and kept in touch with …
View article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family carers of those with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities: Perspectives from UK and Irish Non-Government Organisations.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family carers of those with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities: Perspectives from UK and Irish Non-Government Organisations. Open
Background: Family carers of people with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities (PMID) experienced a reduction in healthcare services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many subsequently turned to Non-Government Organisations who worke…
View article: Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic
Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Having a disability, in particular, an intellectual disability, is associated with Internet non-use. This article explores how people with intellectual disabilities used the Internet across the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. …
View article: The experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative results from Wave 1 of the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study
The experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative results from Wave 1 of the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present data about the experiences of adults with learning disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic across the UK. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with 609 adults with learning…
View article: The willingness of UK adults with intellectual disabilities to take COVID‐19 vaccines
The willingness of UK adults with intellectual disabilities to take COVID‐19 vaccines Open
Background Given the much greater COVID‐19 mortality risk experienced by people with intellectual disabilities (ID), understanding the willingness of people with ID to take a COVID‐19 vaccine is a major public health issue. Method In Decem…
View article: Hidden lives and deaths: the last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities living in long‐term, generic care settings in the UK
Hidden lives and deaths: the last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities living in long‐term, generic care settings in the UK Open
Rationale This paper concerns mortality and needs for end‐of‐life care in a population of adults with ID living in generic care homes. Methods Various sampling strategies were used to identify a difficult to find a population of people wit…
View article: Last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities: A UK population‐based study of death and dying in intellectual disability community services
Last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities: A UK population‐based study of death and dying in intellectual disability community services Open
Background Population‐based data are presented on the nature of dying in intellectual disability services. Methods A retrospective survey was conducted over 18 months with a sample of UK‐based intellectual disability service providers that…
View article: Maximising engagement and participation of intellectual disability staff in research: Insights from conducting a UK-wide survey
Maximising engagement and participation of intellectual disability staff in research: Insights from conducting a UK-wide survey Open
Aim: This article explores ways of maximising engagement of intellectual disability staff as research participants, research advisers and research implementers. Method: The authors describe and reflect on a three-phased strategy in recruit…
View article: Communicating about death and dying with adults with intellectual disabilities who are terminally ill or bereaved: A UK‐wide survey of intellectual disability support staff
Communicating about death and dying with adults with intellectual disabilities who are terminally ill or bereaved: A UK‐wide survey of intellectual disability support staff Open
Background Illness and death are part of life for everyone, including people with intellectual disabilities. This study investigated the extent to which staff communicate about death with people with intellectual disability facing terminal…
View article: End-of-life care in intellectual disability: a retrospective cross-sectional study
End-of-life care in intellectual disability: a retrospective cross-sectional study Open
Background Adults with intellectual disability (ID) experience inequality in access to healthcare that is considered to extend to end-of-life care. Their experiences of healthcare at the end of life and how these compare with the general p…
View article: Nursing care at end of life: a UK-based survey of the deaths of people living in care settings for people with intellectual disability
Nursing care at end of life: a UK-based survey of the deaths of people living in care settings for people with intellectual disability Open
Background People with intellectual disability are believed to be at risk of receiving poor end-of-life care. Nurses, given their advocacy role and duty to provide compassionate end-of-life care, have the potential to change this situation…