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PLoS One
January 2025
School of Applied Psychology, University College of Cork, North Mall, Cork City, Ireland.
Background: The associations between organisational stressors and burnout among healthcare staff working with adults with intellectual disabilities are underexplored. This study investigated rates of burnout and associated stressors among Irish healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials And Methods: A convenience sample of 329 Irish frontline staff supporting adults with intellectual disabilities completed a survey assessing personal, work-related, and client-related burnout, and organisational stressors.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ
January 2025
Institute of Neurology of Senses and Language, Hospital of St. John of God Linz, Linz, Austria.
Language comprehension is an essential component of human development that is associated not only with expressive language development and knowledge acquisition, but also with social inclusion, mental health, and quality of life. For deaf and hard-of-hearing adults with intellectual disability, there is a paucity of measures of receptive sign language skills, although these are a prerequisite for individualized planning and evaluation of intervention. Assessments require materials and procedures that are accurate, feasible, and suitable for low levels of functioning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInternationally, vaccination rates among adolescents with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) are lower than those of the general population. Little research has addressed this issue. This study investigates the experiences of vaccinating adolescents with IDD in special education settings in Australia, with a focus on student engagement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Appl Res Intellect Disabil
January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Background: Negative mental health implications of menopause found in the general population, combined with high rates of mental health conditions found in women with intellectual disabilities, provide rationale to examine the existing literature to determine the impact of menopause on women with intellectual disabilities.
Methods: The review was conducted using scoping review methodology by Arksey and O'Malley. A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
January 2025
Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Background: Health outcomes of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability are poor. Yet there is a paucity of nurse education and preparation to care for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability.
Method: A cross sectional survey of Australian Registered Nurses related to their educational experience, awareness of the national disability support scheme and the concept of making reasonable adjustments.
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