The Development and Pilot Evaluation of ECHO Mental Health for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Lunsky, Yona; Bobbette, Nicole; Durbin, Janet; Gonzales, Angela; Grier, Elizabeth; Iruthayanathan, Renisha; Mia, Nadia; Pereira, Cheryl; Steel, Lee; Thakur, Anupam; Thomson, Kendra; Sockalingam, Sanjeev

doi:10.1080/19315864.2022.2148789

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“…In January 2020, Ontario ECHO Mental Health -Adult Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ECHO-AIDD) was launched to specifically support health and social service professionals working with adults with IDD. ECHO-AIDD used videoconferencing technology to connect providers across Canada with an interdisciplinary "hub" team of clinicians to discuss complex patient cases, share knowledge and learn best practices to support adults with IDD (Lunsky et al, 2022a(Lunsky et al, , 2022bThakur et al, 2021). This paper aims to describe the characteristics of patients presented through ECHO-AIDD from January 2020 to May 2022 and provide insight into the scope of interprofessional care recommendations.…”

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“…These disparities were further exacerbated by COVID-19. In Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, the rate of hospitalization and mortality from COVID-19 was more than twice as high among adults with IDD than people without IDD (Lunsky et al , 2022a, 2022b), and health-care usage in the first year of the pandemic was much higher for those with IDD relative to the general population (Durbin et al , 2022). Clinical and system contributors to these disparities include communication impairments, challenges related to determining decision-making capacity, limited training for health-care providers and the need for complex care coordination across social and health services (Ailey et al , 2014; Lipinski et al , 2022; Ouellette-Kuntz et al , 2015).…”

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Project ECHO-AIDD: recommendations for care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Mendoza,

Thakur,

Niel

et al. 2023

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Purpose This study aims to describe patients presented in an interprofessional, virtual education program focused on the mental health of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), as well as present interprofessional recommendations for care. Design/methodology/approach In this retrospective chart review, descriptive statistics were used to describe patients. Content analysis was used to analyze interprofessional recommendations. The authors used the H.E.L.P. (health, environment, lived experience and psychiatric disorder) framework to conceptualize and analyze the interprofessional recommendations. Findings Themes related to the needs of adults with IDD are presented according to the H.E.L.P. framework. Taking a team-based approach to care, as well as ensuring care provider knowledge of health and social histories, may help better tailor care. Originality/value This project draws on knowledge presented in a national interprofessional and intersectoral educational initiative, the first in Canada to focus on this population.

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Project ECHO-AIDD: recommendations for care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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Niel

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“…It follows an ‘all teach, all learn’ philosophy. In addition to the need to equip service providers with the skills to support the mental health of adults with IDD, 16 experience from previous pandemics and early findings from the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of service providers’ mental health. 17,18 Service providers working with adults with IDD reported high levels of stress in their workplace during the pandemic.…”

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Bridging the gap: national virtual education programme for professionals caring for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the time of COVID-19

Thakur,

Bobbette,

Bond

et al. 2024

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the mental health of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). During this period of uncertainty and need for up-to-date information, various virtual training programmes demonstrated the role of tele-mentoring programmes. Aim The aim of this paper is to describe the educational evaluation of the National Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ECHO-AIDD), a programme for service providers working with adults with IDD during COVID-19. Method The programme consisted of six sessions, conducted weekly, over two cycles. Each session included didactic teaching by hub team members, COVID-19 news updates, wellness check-ins and a brief mindfulness activity, followed by a 30 to 45 min case-based discussion. The hub structure had an inter-professional approach to team expertise. Those with lived experience were an integral part of the content experts’ hub. Pre-, post- and follow-up evaluation data were collected. Results Care providers from health and social care sectors (n = 230) participated in the programme. High levels of engagement and satisfaction were reported. Self-efficacy ratings improved from pre- to post-, and were maintained at 8-week follow-up; improvement from pre- to post- was significant (P < 0.0001). Conclusion Exposure to National ECHO-AIDD educational intervention led to improvement in perceived competencies. This study also shows the valuable role of people with lived experience in fostering adaptive expertise in learners. The outreach and scalability support the feasibility of building a national virtual community of practice for IDD service providers. Future studies should focus on studying the impact of these programmes on the health outcomes of people with IDD.

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Is Project ECHO the transformational silver lining for interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration?

Clark

2024

Journal of Interprofessional Care

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The Development and Pilot Evaluation of ECHO Mental Health for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Cited by 3 publications

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Project ECHO-AIDD: recommendations for care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Project ECHO-AIDD: recommendations for care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Bridging the gap: national virtual education programme for professionals caring for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the time of COVID-19

Is Project ECHO the transformational silver lining for interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration?

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