Publications by authors named "R Forrester-Jones"
Article Synopsis
- - The text discusses the challenges of goal setting in health and social care, emphasizing the importance of focusing on individuals' personal goals across various life domains, not just health.
- - Through 11 interviews with community-care staff, the study explores how person-centred planning is developed and the key elements and benefits of this process for everyone involved.
- - The findings suggest that implementing person-centred plans can significantly enhance care by aligning activities with individuals' goals and interests while benefiting their families and care staff as well.
Tactile defensiveness in autistic individuals is the least investigated sensory modality. The current multi-component, explorative study aimed to understand the experiences of ten autistic adults regarding tactile defensiveness and fabrics, using semi-structured, one-to-one interviews. Participants were asked to discuss the effects of seven provided samples of fabrics and were also asked to bring their 'favourite' fabric (s) and express their thoughts about their choices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Adults with intellectual disabilities have historically been hindered, rather than supported, in their desire to form loving relationships. This paper sought to explore with them what kinds of support they wanted in the 21st Century.
Method: Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 adults with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom.
Social networks and people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
July 2021
Background: Despite the importance of social networks for health and well-being, relatively little is known about the ways in which adults with intellectual disabilities in the U.K. experience their social networks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 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 supported over 12,000. Core data were obtained for 222 deaths within this population.