Use of behaviour change techniques by direct support professionals to support healthy lifestyle behaviour for people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities

Overwijk, Annelies; Putten, Annette van der; Schans, Cees P. van der; Willems, Mariël; Hilgenkamp, Thessa; Waninge, Aly

doi:10.1111/jar.12845

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“…This illustrates the paradox whereby people with intellectual disability often depend on support to make independent decisions [ 48 , 49 ]. The extent to which they are capable of making independent decisions depends on their cognitive level and is therefore different for every individual with intellectual disability [ 50 , 51 ]. Support workers can promote independent decision making by, for example, asking questions or showing pictures to clarify desires, explaining options, and discussing potential consequences of decisions.…”

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Health support of people with intellectual disability and the crucial role of support workers

Nijhof,

Boot,

Naaldenberg

et al. 2024

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background People with intellectual disability have a poorer health status than the general population. In The Netherlands, support workers play a key role in meeting health support needs of people with intellectual disability. Research on how people with intellectual disability and their support workers experience the support worker’s role in preventing, identifying, and following up health needs of people with intellectual disability is scarce. To enhance health support of people with intellectual disability it is crucial that we understand how health support is delivered in everyday practice. Therefore, this study investigated experiences of people with intellectual disability and support workers with the health support of people with intellectual disability. Method Data collection consisted of six focus group (FG) discussions with between four and six participants (N = 27). The FGs consisted of three groups with support workers (n = 15), two groups with participants with mild to moderate intellectual disability (n = 8), and one group with family members as proxy informants who represented their relative with severe to profound intellectual disability (n = 4). The data was analysed thematically on aspects relating to health support. Results We identified three main themes relevant to the health support of people with intellectual disability: 1) dependence on health support, 2) communication practices in health support, and 3) organizational context of health support. Dependence on health support adresses the way in which support workers meet a need that people with intellectual disability cannot meet themselves, and communication practices and organizational context are identified as systems in which health support takes place. Conclusion This study investigated experiences with the health support of people with intellectual disability from the perspectives of people with intellectual disability and support workers. We discuss the dependence of people with intellectual disability and the complexity of health support in everyday practice. We provide practical implications that can strengthen support workers in the provision of health support for people with intellectual disability in everyday practice. The findings of this study emphasize the need for intellectual disability care-provider organizations to establish policies around consistency in support staff to make it easier to identify and follow up health needs, and an environment where support staff can develop their expertise concerning communication practices, lifestyle choices, and identifying and following up health needs.

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Health support of people with intellectual disability and the crucial role of support workers

Nijhof,

Boot,

Naaldenberg

et al. 2024

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…The lack of nutritional value of these foods, combined with limited physical activity, contributed to weight gain during the pandemic. Incorporating fresh foods and less processed options, as well as staff training and protocol to support individuals with intellectual disabilities on health behaviors ( Janson & Aure, 2021 ; Marks et al, 2019 ; Overwijk et al, 2020 ) will be important as the pandemic abates. Stress management has been another challenge.…”

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The Perspective of Administrators of Intellectual Disability Organizations on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hughes

Kim

2022

J Intellect Disabil

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Objective: To learn about the challenges, policies, and needed resources to serve people with intellectual disability and protect staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the perspective of intellectual disability service providers. Methods: We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 16 intellectual disability organization administrators throughout Illinois, USA from November 2020 through February 2021. We coded and analyzed the data using thematic analysis. Results: Three major themes emerged: (1) COVID-19 caused considerable challenges to people with intellectual disability and staff and service providers, (2) intellectual disability organizations reinvented service provisions in response to COVID-19 challenges, and (3) the interrelatedness of intellectual disability organizations, public policies, and community entities became evident. Conclusions: Exhibiting responsiveness to needs and developing innovative solutions were strategies championed by intellectual disability organizations during the pandemic. Fostering collaboration with community entities may assist these organizations in navigating pandemic challenges and developing resilient infrastructure for future environmental threats.

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Pharmacists’ perceptions and delivery of health behaviour change recommendations: Mapping the COM-B model

Maxwell-Smith,

Breare,

Dominguez Garcia

et al. 2024

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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Use of behaviour change techniques by direct support professionals to support healthy lifestyle behaviour for people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creat ive Commo ns Attri butio n-NonCo mmerc ial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

Cited by 5 publications

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Health support of people with intellectual disability and the crucial role of support workers

Health support of people with intellectual disability and the crucial role of support workers

The Perspective of Administrators of Intellectual Disability Organizations on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pharmacists’ perceptions and delivery of health behaviour change recommendations: Mapping the COM-B model

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