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The OK way to keep track of client's health needs
- Author:
- MATTHEWS David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.4.98, 1998, pp.52-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on how the lack of a systematic means of looking at the health needs of people with learning disabilities led to the creation of a new assessment tool.
The OK health check: a health assessment checklist for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- MATTHEWS D., HEGARTY John
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 25(4), 1997, pp.138-143.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes how a checklist assessment of health needs for people with learning disabilities was developed using a 'Delphi' group approach. Describes how the health assessment checklist was tested for validity and inter-rater reliability with qualified and unqualified carers in different settings. The findings demonstrate that it is an effective means of identifying health needs for this client group, and is an appropriate tool for use by staff of all grades.
Primary planning
- Author:
- THORNTON Cynthia
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 23.3.94, 1994, pp.65-66.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues the case for improving nurse education to help meet the health-care needs of people with learning disabilities living in the community
Needs of direct support professionals to support people with intellectual disabilities in leading a healthy lifestyle
- Authors:
- OVERWIJK Annelies, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(4), 2021, pp.263-272.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: For a healthy lifestyle, people with moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disabilities living in residential facilities and/or participating in day activity centers are dependent on their direct support professionals. However, it is unclear what knowledge and skills these direct support professionals require to support these individuals in living a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the needs of direct support professionals for supporting these people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Method: Direct support professionals (n = 28) were interviewed with the use of a semi-structured protocol based on the theoretical domains framework. The interviews were analyzed with a theory-driven content analysis. Results: The most frequently mentioned needs referred to the following domains of the theoretical domains framework: environmental context and resources (n = 27), social/professional role and identity (n = 25), social influence (n = 25), skills (n = 24), and knowledge (n = 23). Conclusion: To support people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities in leading a healthy lifestyle, direct support professionals (DSPs) primarily needed support related to the domain environmental context and resources. Within this domain available time, dealing with different seasons, and a healthy lifestyle policy in the organization need attention. Development of interventions targeting these DSPs needs is required. (Edited publisher abstract)
The health of people with learning disabilities in the UK: evidence and implications for the NHS
- Authors:
- ELLIOT Johan, HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(3), June 2003, pp.9-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents a comprehensive review of the UK research literature on the health needs of people with learning disabilities, and the response of mainstream health services to those health needs. Searches were conducted on computerised databases Medline and PsycInfo; hand searches of publications; and consultation with UK researches in the field of health and people with learning difficulties. Publications written in English, focusing on matters relating to health among people with learning difficulties in the UK, published in peer-reviewed journals from 1990 onwards were included in the review. Evidence from the review demonstrated that people with learning difficulties in the UK have significantly poorer health than the UK population generally. Despite these health needs, people with learning difficulties receive poorer support from mainstream health services, across primary care, hospital services and screening programmes.
Healthy bodies, healthy minds
- Author:
- TURNER Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.1.96, 1996, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government wants to raise awareness of the impact lifestyle can have on avoiding heart disease, strokes and cancer. Argues that people with learning difficulties should not be ignored when it comes to healthy living.
Hidden depths
- Author:
- ROSE Steven
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 16.11.95, 1995, p.37.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
People with learning disabilities may have other health problems or difficulties that make it harder for them to lead an ordinary life. For example psychiatric illnesses, behavioural and communication problems, obesity and respiratory problems. Although the Department of Health has acknowledged this is a 'Health of the Nation' strategy report it can be very hard for them to gain access to primary and secondary health care.
No specialists needed?
- Author:
- RICHARDSON Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 23.3.94, 1994, p.67.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Raises concern that privately run homes for people with learning disabilities living in the community sometimes neglect nursing interventions and skills.
Living in transition: experiences of health and well-being and the needs of adolescents with cerebral palsy
- Authors:
- BJORQUIST E., NORDMARK E., HALLSTROM I.
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 41(2), 2015, pp.258-265.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Transition to adulthood for adolescents in general is a multifaceted process, and for adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) it also involves transition from child- to adult-oriented support. CP entails a variety and combination of disabilities, which in association with external factors may make the transition to adult health services difficult. The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how adolescents with CP experience their own health, well-being and need of support during their transition to adulthood. Methods: An inductive qualitative approach was used based on interviews with 12 adolescents with CP aged 17–18 years and living in Sweden. Manifest and latent content analysis was used for the analysis of data. Results: The results are described in the main theme ‘Living in transition and looking forward to being an adult, but not feeling ready yet and being in need of further support’. Five subthemes highlight the adolescents' experiences of belonging to a family, of the importance of friends and love, of managing daily activities, being surrounded by support and having hopes for the future. Conclusions: Interviews with adolescents with CP provide valuable information for the planning of transition programmes and for the support of adolescents with disabilities who are in the transition to adult living. According to the adolescents in this study, the support should be flexible and not be fixed to biological age. Personal, individualized information and support was desired by the adolescents in order to be able to manage their own transition. One option to facilitate transition is the stepping-stone of being close to parents or staff members during the first phase, after leaving the parental home. (Publisher abstract)
A healthy outlook?
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 9(4), June 2009, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article is about implementation of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities. While not yet mandatory, GPs are being offered extra payments to ensure that patients with learning disabilities receive an annual health check. Some of the difficulties with providing primary care to people with learning disabilities are discussed. GPs and practice staff need to make "reasonable adjustments" in terms of lowering thresholds for intervention and taking carers' concerns seriously. While there is no room for complacency examples of good practice continue to emerge. The article describes the use of health facilitators to aid communication in south Birmingham PCT and development of a local enhanced service, that includes annual health checks and health action plans, in Westminster.