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Future need of ageing people with an intellectual disability in the Republic of Ireland: lessons learned from the literature
- Authors:
- DOODY Catriona M., MARKEY Kathleen, DOODY Owen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41(1), 2013, pp.13-21.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article synthesises current literature regarding ageing and service provision for people with an intellectual disability. It presents the context of intellectual disability in Ireland and ageing for people with intellectual disability in relation to increased longevity and service provision. Searches were conducted through electronic databases (EBSCO and CINAHL) retrieving literature published between 1980 and 2010. Computerised searches using the terms, ‘old age, aged, ageing, ageing, mortality, morbidity’, were used in conjunction with the terms ‘intellectual disability, mental handicap and mental retardation’. The review found that Ireland has and is seeing a dramatic change in the age profile of clients and the support services they require. While Ireland had specifically trained nurses in intellectual disability, they predominately work in residential settings. This can be seen as been at odds with the philosophy of supporting people with intellectual disability live at home with their family and the primary care system. As the ageing population is rising, intellectual disability services need to proactively develop and respond to this changing age profile by reviewing and adjusting the way in which they deliver services, not only in terms of how services develop and respond to a changing age profile but also in terms of collaborative working across all health services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tolerating uncertainty: perceptions of the future for ageing parent carers and their adult children with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- PRYCE Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(1), 2017, pp.84-96.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Improved life expectancy means that more adults with intellectual disabilities are now living with ageing parents. This study explored older families' perceptions of the future. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine older parents and three adults with intellectual disabilities and analysed to produce an explanatory thematic framework. Results: ‘Tolerating uncertainty’ was the major theme in participants' attempts to manage anxieties about the future, encompassing sub-themes of ‘accepting the parenting role’, ‘facing challenges’, ‘being supported/isolated’, ‘positive meaning making’, ‘re-evaluating as time moves on’ and ‘managing future thinking’. Some participants expressed preferences for their future which were in contrast to their parents' views, and provide a unique perspective that has often been neglected in prior research. Conclusions: This research has found commonalities in how families tolerate the uncertainty of the future, but also unique differences that require tailored interventions and prospective action by services. (Publisher abstract)
The situation of older people with intellectual disability in Nepal: a pilot study
- Authors:
- SHRESTHA Shraddha, WEBER Germain
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.242-254.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In Nepal, the longevity of people with intellectual disability (ID) has increased during recent decades due to improvements in nutrition, sanitary conditions and health services. The findings were that the family is the prime resource for support for older people with ID, that the family's attitude plays a central role for the use of existing service provision, and that most parents of people with ID have made no plans for the future situation of their adult children (except that parents of adult sons with ID have often arranged or are planning a marriage for their son in order to assure his social security in adulthood and old age). Special services for older people with ID, as such, are not available in Nepal.
Osteoporosis and women with Down syndrome
- Authors:
- MILBERGER, Sharon, LACHANCE Laurie, EDELSON Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.273-280.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This one year study of 23 women examined osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with Down syndrome. The findings indicate that the women tended to be inactive and they frequently had coexistent conditions. Eighty-seven per cent of the participants had osteopenia or osteoporosis in at least one of the three sites measured. The results highlight the need for intervention efforts targeted to ageing women with Down syndrome.