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Self-reported life events, social support and psychological problems in adults with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- HULBERT-WILLIAMS Lee, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24(5), September 2011, pp.427-436.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Previous research has demonstrated a relationship between life events and psychological problems in people with intellectual disabilities. However, these studies have typically relied on proxy informants, usually professional carers or family members. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between life events and psychological problems in people with intellectual disabilities using self-report data. In addition, the study aimed to examine the direct effect of social support on psychological problems, and its moderating influence on the relationship between life events and psychological problems. The participants, 38 adults with intellectual disabilities, completed 3 psychological measures in a semi-structured interview setting: the Bangor Life Events Schedule for Intellectual Disabilities Self-Report; the Brief Symptom Inventory; and the Social Network Map. The findings showed that exposure to life events, such as death of a close friend or relative or a permanent change in staffing, were positively associated with measures of psychological problems. Social support was generally not found to be associated with psychological problems, although more psychological problems were reported by participants who also reported more criticism of them by others.
Intentional communities: interesting social experimental or ghettos?
- Author:
- GROVER Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 10(1), July 1996, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Intentional communities based around the arts, small scale manufacturing, spiritual or personal development are appreciated for their energy and creativity. The author asks why these responses should change when they include people with disabilities.
The Get Going Group: mutual support in action
- Author:
- HACKETT Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(1), January/February 2014, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Get Going Group is a community-based group for people with learning disabilities who have been discharged from NHS inpatient mental health assessment and treatment units. The group aims to build people's confidence to access community groups and social networks that they can then continue to attend independently. It was set up as a pilot project in Newcastle as a way of bringing people with learning disabilities and mental ill health together and to provide peer support and build confidence and resilience. Group members progress through three different groups, and have the option to continue as facilitators in later groups. (Original abstract)
Exploring perceptions of family relationships by individuals with intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders
- Authors:
- WIDMER Eric D., KEMPF-CONSTANTIN Nadine L., CARMINATI Giuliana Galli
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 91(4), October 2010, pp.378-384.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This article explores the ways in which individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric disorders perceive their family relationships compared with the perceptions of those relationships by family members. The study used social network methods as it focused on perceptions of a large number of family relationships of individuals with ID rather than specific family dyads. The participants were 17 individuals with mild ID and psychiatric disorders who were patients at the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland. Each participant was interviewed and completed the Family Network questionnaire. The first family member that they cited was also interviewed. A third group, a comparison nonclinical group of 17 individuals, matched for age and sex with the clinical group were also interviewed. The results showed that the clinical group, compared with comparison nonclinical individuals, perceived their family as presenting less emotional support and fewer influential relationships, but the same number of conflict relationships. For the most part, the interviews with family members confirmed these results, confirming that the patients had a very limited set of supportive relationships. However, there were some significant differences in the perceptions between patients and their family members, with family members perceiving additional relationships that the patient did not perceive. The importance of these findings for research on family relationships of individuals with ID is discussed.
Mental health and social care needs of older people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- STRYDOM Andre, HASSIOTIS Angela, LIVINGSTON Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(3), September 2005, pp.229-235.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In this study all adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) without Down syndrome (DS) aged 65+ living in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington were identified. The Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with a Developmental Disability (PASADD) checklist was used to detect psychiatric disorder, the Vineland behaviour scale (maladaptive domain) for problem behaviours and the Dementia Questionnaire for persons with Mental Retardation (DMR) to screen for dementia. Carers reported health problems and disability. Needs were measured with the Camberwell Assessment of Need for adults with Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID-S). A total of 23 older people with ID (13 had mild ID and nine more severe ID) and their carers participated in the survey. In which, 74% had one or more psychiatric symptoms; 30% were previously known with a diagnosis of mental illness. One-third of the older people screened positive for dementia. Three quarters of the group had physical health problems, 74% had poor sight, 22% had hearing loss and 30% had mobility problems. Carers rated unmet needs for accommodation (22%), day activities, and eyesight and hearing. The people with ID rated unmet needs to be social relationships (44%), information and physical health. The authors conclude that older people with ID without DS have considerable prevalence of health problems and psychiatric disorders, including symptoms of functional decline and dementia. Such symptoms are often not recognised and further research into their needs is a priority.
Football for fun
- Author:
- DANFORTH Jane
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 7(1), February 2003, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the Football for Fun group which is funded by the Changing Faces and Places project. It is a partnership between several organisations which hires a football coach and organises football for people with mental health problems and learning difficulties.
Effect of the connecting people intervention on social capital: a pilot study
- Authors:
- WEBBER Martin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 29(5), 2019, pp.483-494.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Objective: This pilot study evaluated the effect of the Connecting People Intervention (CPI) on access to social capital, social inclusion, and mental well-being. Method: A prospective one-group pretest–posttest preexperimental study of 155 people with a mental health problem or a learning disability receiving care and support from health and social care practitioners trained in the CPI was used. Results: Participants exposed to practice with high fidelity to the CPI model had significantly higher access to social capital (p = .03, partial η2 = .05) and perceived social inclusion (p = .01, partial η2 = .07), and lower service costs (−£1,331, 95% confidence interval = [−£69, −£2593]), posttest than those exposed to low fidelity to the model. All participants had significantly higher mental well-being posttest (p < .001). Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that when fully implemented, the CPI can improve social outcomes for people with a mental health problem or learning disability. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluation of the Connecting People Intervention: a pilot study
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK
- Publisher:
- NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises the findings of a study on the impact of Connecting People Intervention (CPI). The intervention provides a framework for practitioners to support isolated people to engage with their local communities and enhance their social networks. It was piloted in fourteen social and health care agencies in England from both the third and statutory sectors to evaluate its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in enhancing the social participation of people with mental health problems or a learning disability. The research findings indicate that when the CPI model is integrated more fully into social care practice, service users are supported to develop and maintain social relationships with family, friends and members of the local community as appropriate to their needs and wishes. Personalisation can facilitate the process of connecting people, but eligibility thresholds for personal budgets are high, which restricts access to them for many people recovering from mental health problems. The paper concludes that policy makers, commissioners and senior managers in provider services need to re-orientate social and health care services to be more focused on the communities in which they are located. (Edited publisher abstract)
Stress, depression, workplace and social supports and burnout in intellectual disability support staff
- Authors:
- MUTKINS E., BROWN R.F., THORSTEINSSON E.B.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(5), May 2011, pp.500-510.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Work stress, described as when the perceived demands of a job exceed one’s internal and external resources to do the job, is common in staff providing support to people with intellectual disabilities, putting them at increased risk of burnout. Stressors typically reported by those working in this environment include, challenging behaviour, interpersonal issues with colleagues and organisational concerns. The small prior literature provides little consensus on predictors of burnout in disability support staff. This study examined client behaviour, staff psychological stress, anxiety, depression, social support (number and satisfaction), organisational support and burnout in 80 disability support staff in a community setting in Australia. Burnout levels were similar to or slightly lower than normed values for human services staff. Cross-sectional regression analyses indicated that depression symptoms and organisational support were related to worse emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, whereas less social support was related to less personal accomplishment. Social support satisfaction (but not social support number or organisational support) moderated between high psychological stress and less emotional exhaustion. Taken together, these results suggest that depression symptoms and low organisational support are often concurrent with burnout symptoms. Worker’s personal and organisational supports may help to bolster their sense of personal accomplishment and buffer against the potential for emotional exhaustion.
Effect of perceived stigmatisation on the quality of life among ageing female family carers: a comparison of carers of adults with intellectual disability and carers of adults with mental illness
- Authors:
- CHOU Y.C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53(7), July 2009, pp.654-664.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Little account has been taken of quality of life (QoL) among family carers of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and family carers of adults with a mental illness (MI), particularly the female ageing carers' perceived stigma. This study explores whether there are differences in the significant predictors of female ageing family carers' QoL between family carers of adults with ID and family carers of adults with MI and aims to examine the effect of these differences in stigma on carer QoL between the two groups. A structural survey interview was administered to 350 female family carers supporting persons with ID and 66 female carers supporting persons with MI; the carers were aged 55 years and older, and the interviews were carried between July 2006 and April 2007 at the carers' homes in a county in Taiwan. The survey package contained standardised scales to measure the carer's stigma, social support, QoL and health as well as adult and carer socio-demographic data. The results highlight that in both groups the ageing female family carers' health and social support were strongly associated with the level of their QoL even though there was also a strong effect of carers' perceived stigma on their QoL. Contrary to previous findings, ageing female family carers of adults with MI had a higher level of QoL compared with the carers of adults with ID. Hierarchical regressions show a stronger effect of perceived stigma on the carer QoL among the family carers of adults with MI than among the carers of adults with ID. The authors conclude that this study suggests that attempts to improve these female older family carers' health and social support must include their lifelong unmet needs in terms of how to cope with the perceived stigma associated with their position.