ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Signs in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Interviews with Managers and Staff on the Identification Process of Dementia.
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- Experiences of people with intellectual disability and dementia: A systematic review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2023Pooled it
- Cognitive and Demographic Associations of Dementia-Related Behavioural Changes in Adults With an Intellectual Disability: Findings From the IDS-TILDA Study.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2026Article
- 'Name It to Tame It': Dementia Diagnostic Procedure in Austrian Care Facilities for People With Intellectual Disabilities. An Interview Study.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2026Article
- Community-Based Support and Social Services and Their Association with Frailty Factors in Older People with Intellectual Disability and Affective and Anxiety Disorders: A Swedish National Population-Based Register Study.Community mental health journal · 2022Article
- Use of dementia care mapping in the care for older people with intellectual disabilities: A mixed-method study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2021Article
- Health care utilisation among older people with Down syndrome compared to specific medical guidelines for health surveillance: a Swedish national register study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- The AT(N) framework for Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2020Article
- The occurrence of comorbidities with affective and anxiety disorders among older people with intellectual disability compared with the general population: a register study.BMC psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
The life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) has steadily increased, which has been accompanied by an increased risk of dementia. Staff and managers are key resources for safety diagnosis since they deliver information about people with ID behavior every day. The aim of the present study was to explore the identification process employed by staff and managers to detect signs of suspected dementia in people with an ID within intellectual disability services (ID-services). Twenty managers and 24 staff within an ID-service were interviewed and qualitative latent content analysis was applied. A model consisting of three themes on three levels of resources for the identification process of signs of suspected dementia emerged from the analysis. On the first level was the time and continuity in the care relationship, which is crucial for identifying and responding to changes in cognitive ability that indicate dementia. On the second level, the staff identify deficiencies in their own knowledge, seek support from colleagues and managers within their workplace and, on the third level, outside their workplace. Staff and managers expressed a need for early and continuous guidance and education from specialists in dementia and primary healthcare. This finding indicates an urgent need for intervention research and digital support for staff in dementia care.
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