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Vitamin C status and dietary intake in a long stay unit for clients with learning disabilities: implications for community care
- Author:
- CAUDERY Alison
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(2), 1995, pp.70-73.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports a study which revealed that despite adequate supplies of Vitamin C-rich drinks/food at ward level 26% of clients tested had some degree of Vitamin C hypovitaminosis. There did not however appear to be any significant difference in current dietary intake between clients who had a degree of hypovitamins and clients who did not, so the implications is that previous dietary intakes were poor and have never been replenished. Looks at the implications for nutrition training and community care.
Activities of people with moderate to severe learning difficulties: living with purpose or just killing time
- Authors:
- JAHODA Andrew, CATTERMOLE Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(2), June 1995, pp.203-219.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Intensive observational methods were used to examine the daily flow of activity of people with moderate to severe learning difficulties living in long-stay hospital, and people living in community based hostels. This covered the participants' full working day and included weekend observations. The qualitative finding demonstrated how the participants played an active part in determining their own lifestyles. A number of more active hospital participants dealt with unstimulating functional regime by attempting to create a social niche for themselves. A number of less active participants coped with the hospital environment by withdrawing into themselves and engaging in stereotypical behaviour to make the passing of time. While the hostels provided a more homely and supportive environment, the participants tended to occupy a peripheral status as the least able people in the hostels and day centres. Consequently, they often had to seek staff support for activity or turned inwards. The quantitative findings followed a similar pattern of results to previous research in this area.
Responding to the challenge? The voluntary sector and hospital closures
- Author:
- TITTERTON Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care Report Scotland, 24, May 1995, pp.6-7.
Reports on how voluntary organisations are rising to the challenges presented by the closure of Scotland's long stay hospitals.
Informal carers of former long-stay hospital residents with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- McGILLOWAY Sinead, DONNELLY Michael, MAYS Nicholas
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(4), 1995, pp.152-155.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study sets out to describe and analyse the nature and consequences of care for a small number of informal carers providing full-time care for people with learning disabilities discharged from long-stay hospitals between 1987 and 1992. The findings showed that these carers, whilst not adversely affected by their caring roles, did experience restrictions on their personal and social lives as well as increased anxiety and physical fatigue. In contrast with findings from other studies of carers of people with learning disabilities, they had more difficulty with practical caring tasks/activities than with problem behaviour. Although generally satisfied with the professional support received, carers indicated that they would benefit from more support, especially holiday and weekend respite care.
Tailor-made training
- Author:
- STEVENS Pene
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.3.95, 1995, pp.58-59.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes a training package developed to meet the needs of staff who help adults with a learning disability to resettle in the community.