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ArticleJournal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2026

Emergency Ambulance Healthcare for People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review.

Billy Ridler, Julia Sterman, Jennifer Murray, Valerie Houghton, Natasha Spassiani

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Article in Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Billy RidlerEdinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7805-7785
Julia StermanAustralian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-2642
Jennifer MurrayEdinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1076-3461
Valerie HoughtonEdinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1825-3236
Natasha SpassianiEdinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-3898

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople with intellectual disabilities experience a range of barriers when accessing healthcare. Ambulance services are uniquely placed within the healthcare system. Ambulance services are evolving to meet their full potential, with an increased focus on promoting health and tackling health inequalities. In this context it is timely to consider what is the experience of people with intellectual disabilities in relation to emergency ambulance healthcare.

methodScoping review methodology was used to understand the experience of people with intellectual disabilities in relation to emergency ambulance healthcare.

resultsTen records were included in the review. Four core themes were identified: empathy, education, interprofessional working, and capacity and decision making. These themes represent enablers and barriers present for people with intellectual disabilities when accessing emergency ambulance healthcare.

conclusionsThe scoping review has identified a significant gap in the literature, with the experience of people with intellectual disabilities being unknown.

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AmbulancesEmergency Medical ServicesHealth Services AccessibilityIntellectual DisabilityHumans

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PMID42610775
PMCPMC13484159

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