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The reported effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with intellectual disability and their carers: a scoping review

Annals medicus, 2021
Background People with an intellectual disability are a vulnerable group during COVID-19 due to multi-morbidity, frailty, underlying conditions/health problems, social circumstances and limitations in understanding.
O. Doody, P. Keenan
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The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on older adults with an intellectual disability during the first wave of the pandemic in Ireland [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2021
Background: People with intellectual disability have increased risk of exposure to and adverse outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).They also face challenges to mental health and well-being from COVID-19-related social restrictions and ...
Darren McCausland, Andrew Allen, Retha Luus, Eimear McGlinchy, Fintan Sheerin, Fidelma Flannery, Eilish Burke, Mary McCarron, Philip McCallion   +8 more
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African families’ and caregivers’ experiences of raising a child with intellectual disability: A narrative synthesis of qualitative studies

African Journal of Disability, 2021
Background The prevalence of intellectual disability was high in Africa, particularly amongst low socio-economic communities. Despite this, there was limited literature on primary caregivers and parents of people with intellectual disabilities regarding ...
Siyabulela G Mkabile, Kathrine L. Garrun, Mary Shelton, L. Swartz   +3 more
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Antipsychotics withdrawal in adults with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: study protocol for a multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background In people with intellectual disability (ID) and challenging behaviour, antipsychotics (AP) are often used off-label and for a long period.
Sylvie Beumer, Pauline Hamers, Alyt Oppewal, Dederieke Maes-Festen   +3 more
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Use of health and dental care services in adults with intellectual disability in relation to age and intellectual disability levels [PDF]

, 2022
Background - This study investigates the use of health and dental care services in adults with intellectual disability in the last 12 months according to Norwegian recommendations and in relation to age and intellectual disability levels.
Wilhelmsen, Per, Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner, Audny Anke, Marianne Berg Halvorsen, Monica Isabel Olsen, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Søndenaa, Erik, Bautz-Holter, Erik, Erik Bautz-Holter, Olsen, Monica Isabel Benedikte, Per Wilhelmsen, Halvorsen, Marianne Berg, Langballe, Ellen Melbye, Erik Søndenaa   +13 more
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COVID-19 and people with intellectual disability: impacts of a pandemic

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic affect all groups in society. People with intellectual disability (ID) are especially vulnerable to the physical, mental and social effects of the pandemic. Cognitive impairments can limit understanding of information
K. Courtenay, B. Perera
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Reasons for Encounters and Comorbidities in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability in General Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the Ask Study

Children, 2023
Adolescents with intellectual disability have substantial health needs. This retrospective analysis of data from the Ask Study describes reasons for primary care encounters and the prevalence and incidence of chronic physical and mental conditions among ...
Menghuan Song, Tran T. A. Le, Simon Denny, Nicholas G. Lennox, Lyn McPherson, Robert S. Ware, David Harley   +6 more
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Object Recognition and Dorsal Stream Vulnerabilities in Children With Early Brain Damage

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
AimVisual functions of the dorsal stream are considered vulnerable in children with early brain damage. Considering the recognition of objects in suboptimal representations a dorsal stream dysfunction, we examined whether children with early brain damage
Ymie J. van der Zee, Ymie J. van der Zee, Peter L. J. Stiers, Heleen M. Evenhuis   +3 more
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Employment for persons with intellectual disability in the Nordic countries: A scoping review.

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
BACKGROUND Persons with intellectual disability remain largely excluded from the labour market in the Nordic countries. A review of the existing knowledge base may inform policymakers who try to address this challenge.
Veerle Garrels, H. Sigstad
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People with intellectual disability and ICTs [PDF]

, 2011
New technologies have dramatically changed our daily lives and the way we are connected to other people. Television, cellular telephony and the Internet have opened up new opportunities in communication, leisure and training, and yet barriers prevent ...
Gutiérrez-Recacha, Pedro, Martorell-Cafranga, Almudena   +1 more
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