A Study about the difference of the Visual Perception and Attention of the People with Intellectual Disabilities from the Application of the Electronic Media and Traditional Paper Material

Abstract Introduction The lockdown due to COVID-19 affected the sexual health of the people with intellectual disabilities by differentially modifying the frequency and characteristics of people’s sexual activity depending on whether or not they lived with a partner during this period. The aim of this study was to analyze the extent to which the sexual behavior of people with intellectual disabilities (with and without a partner) was affected during the lockdown. Methods The sample consisted of 73 people with intellectual disabilities between 21 and 63 years old (M = 39.63; SD = 10.11). The variables analyzed were the physical, social, and technological environment during the lockdown, sexual appetite, sexual behavior, online sexual activity, and sexual abuse. The data were collected between the months of May and June of 2020. Results The lockdown increased the sexual appetite of a third of the sample (38%), especially the youngest participants. Sexual activity focused on autoeroticism and online behavior, particularly sending nude images of oneself (88%) and viewing pornography (83.6%). Rates of sexual abuse during this period were relatively high (6.8%). Conclusions The sexual activity of people with ID was important during the lockdown, and they had to adapt to the circumstances of isolation in a similar way to the general population. Technological improvements in terms of devices and connection quality at home allowed their sexual behavior to be reoriented, opening the door to new risks for the sexual health of people with ID. Policy Implications Cybersex and the increase in sexual abuse due to confinement are aspects that should be included in programs to improve the sexual health of this group.

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Emancipatoir organisatieonderzoek naar de invoering van een cliëntvolgsysteem

KWALON ◽

10.5117/2015.020.002.032 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yvonne Timmermans ◽

Annemiek Stoopendaal

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Organizational Change ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Building Trust ◽

The People ◽

Change In Practice ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities

Emancipatory qualitative research into an organizational change from the perspective of clients with intellectual disabilities and their attending professionals Emancipatory qualitative research into an organizational change from the perspective of clients with intellectual disabilities and their attending professionals This emancipatory research studied the effects of an organizational change in an institute for people with intellectual disabilities both from the perspective of clients and of their attending professionals. Data was collected through observations followed by interviews. First, professionals were interviewed to obtain an image of the organizational change in practice. Then, the clients were observed and interviewed. The sequencing of these methods enabled the interviews with the people with intellectual disabilities by building trust and by using concrete examples that came to the fore during the observations.

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Care and rehabilitation institutions for people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Polish experiences

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/00208728211060471 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002087282110604

Author(s):

Monika Parchomiuk

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Psychosocial Functioning ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Institutional Support ◽

Educational Services ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

The People ◽

Research Goal ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Residential Rehabilitation

People with intellectual disabilities benefit from many forms of institutional support, which include residential, rehabilitation, and educational services. Changes caused by the pandemic, especially the introduction of new rules relating to various aspects of life, raised several challenges and problems in the functioning of these institutions and for the people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research concerned facilities providing services for people with intellectual disabilities in Poland during the pandemic. The research goal was to determine what changes took place in the rehabilitation and care institutions during the pandemic in terms of their organization and the functioning of their clients and personnel. An online questionnaire was used. The respondents were institution employees. Data showed a number of preventive, educational, and supportive activities carried out by the institutions. Adverse changes in the psychosocial functioning of people with intellectual disabilities and other problems during the pandemic were reported.

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Assessment

Oxford Handbook of Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing ◽

10.1093/med/9780198782872.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 79-112

Author(s):

Owen Barr ◽

Bob Gates

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Nursing Interventions ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Nursing Assessment ◽

The People ◽

Social Abilities ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Pain Distress

It is a professional requirement of nursing regulators such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland that all nursing interventions should be based upon, and underpinned by, an accurate and structured nursing assessment of a person’s physical, mental, and social abilities and needs. Nurses need to have an understanding of how to assess changes in a person’s physical and mental health, including their level of pain, distress, and ability to make informed decisions, and how this may fluctuate in different settings and across the lifespan. They also need to be alert to the risks of diagnostic overshadowing when undertaking assessments, from which they will plan nursing care in collaboration with the people with intellectual disabilities and their carer/carers.

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Tolerance and inclusive competence as the main components of an inclusive culture

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20197010006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

pp. 10006

Author(s):

Tatyana Lisovskaya ◽

Tatyana Zhuk

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Disabled Children ◽

Intellectually Disabled ◽

Social Rehabilitation ◽

The People ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

The Republic ◽

Main Components

The article raises the problems of the formation of an inclusive culture of teachers working with intellectually disabled children in centers of social and professional rehabilitation for the people with special psychophysical development needs (hereinafter referred to as the SPDN). Two components of an inclusive culture are presented: tolerance and inclusive competence. The mechanism of professional and social rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities is shown on the example of Brest region of the Republic of Belarus.

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“When other people try to understand”: exploring the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, who also have mental health problems

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities ◽

10.1108/amhid-07-2018-0032 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 91-101

Author(s):

Sasha Martine Mattock ◽

Kieron Beard ◽

Amy Baddeley

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Focus Group ◽

Health Services ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems ◽

Content Type ◽

The People ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose Recent guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence highlight that service users (SUs) with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring mental health problems rarely get the opportunity to share their experiences of mental health services. Over the past 20 years, policy documents have stated that these individuals (SUs) must be included in decisions about their care. Research suggests that often this is not the case. Therefore, this paper aims to create a space for SUs to share their experiences of mental health services, and what they found helpful. Design/methodology/approach A focus group was held with five SUs, two psychologists and two researchers. The audio recording of the discussion was transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Three main themes were identified, namely, “relationships with others”, “inclusion and communication” and “challenges”. This focus group highlighted that although some SUs felt supported, they reported having little control in their lives and wanted to be listened to. Research limitations/implications Including a SU in the planning and facilitation of the focus group would have made this research more inclusive. Practical implications The implications of this research suggest that by listening to and involving SUs and developing more person-centred services, recovery rates may increase as the services provided would be more targeted. Originality/value Very little research has previously been conducted to explore SUs’ experiences. This paper highlights the value of being heard and the knowledge that is often lost if the authors do not take the time to listen to the people for whom a service is designed.

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Analyzing Visual Attention of People with Intellectual Disabilities during Virtual Reality-Based Job Training

Electronics ◽

10.3390/electronics10141652 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (14) ◽

pp. 1652

Author(s):

Sungjin Hong ◽

Heesook Shin ◽

Younhee Gil ◽

Junghee Jo

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Job Training ◽

Effective Means ◽

Tracking Data ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

The Difference ◽

The Moment ◽

Areas Of Interest ◽

Experience Difficulty

Virtual reality (VR) has proven an effective means of job training for people with intellectual disabilities who may experience difficulties in learning. However, it is unlikely for them to successfully complete a certain task using only VR-based job training contents without receiving supplemental help from others. Accordingly, to increase the effectiveness of virtual job training for people with intellectual disabilities in training situations in which they may experience difficulty and become unable to proceed further, the contents of the training program need to automatically identify such moments and provide support so that they may correctly perform the task. To identity the moment of intervention, we conducted an experiment (n = 21) to collect eye tracking data of people with intellectual disabilities while performing VR-based barista training. We measured eye scanning patterns to identify any difference between people with intellectual disabilities who complete a given step independently and those who request intervention. We found that the information about the types of fixated objects did not help to identify any difference, but the information about eye transition, eye movements between two different areas of interest, was useful in identifying the difference. Our findings provide implications for identifying the moment of intervention for people with intellectual disabilities.

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