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Jordanian mothers’ perspectives on having their intellectually disabled daughters undergo hysterectomies: A qualitative study

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 898-908, December 2024.
The current study aims to identify Jordanian mothers’ perspectives on their intellectually disabled daughters receiving hysterectomies. A qualitative methodology was employed; for the study sample, twelve mothers were chosen using a snowballing technique. ...

Video prompting procedures to teach science electronic journaling to students with intellectual disability: Leveraging students with disabilities’ learning endeavors

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 994-1021, December 2024.
The purpose of this research exploration was to investigate the impact of video prompting procedures on the acquisition of electronic journaling skill, and how to create and present scientific knowledge previously learned by students with intellectual ...

Parenting Behaviors and Parental self-efficacy: A comparative study of parents of children with intellectual disabilities and typically developing children

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 885-897, December 2024.
PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the parenting behaviors and parental self-efficacy of parents of typically developing and child with an intellectual disability, considering their children’s groups of with or without intellectual disability ...

Assessing inter-rater agreement of the intellectual disability-frailty index short form: A descriptive pilot study

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1109-1117, December 2024.
Frailty is a health concern for many adults with intellectual disability and should be measured to detect at-risk conditions, monitor disease, plan treatment, and gauge mortality. This descriptive pilot study evaluated measurement consistency (inter-rater ...

The effect of increasing exercise in the intellectually disabled community

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 962-975, December 2024.
BackgroundIntellectually disabled individuals have been observed to lead sedentary lifestyles resulting in poor health. Physical fitness has been positively correlated to better health outcomes with small changes in fitness translating to major health ...

Usefulness of interactive video-based instruction on learning performance in relation to cognitive development of children with moderate intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1053-1078, December 2024.
The usefulness of information and communication technology has been witnessed around the globe with the occurrence of rapid changes in the field of education i.e. through the formal or informal way. For this, the researchers have assessed Interactive ...

Transition from sheltered workplace: Vocational skills are not the main concern

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 925-939, December 2024.
The aim of this study was to investigate the transition of employees with intellectual disabilities to inclusive work environments from sheltered workplaces. The study was conducted in a sheltered workplace in Turkey for people with intellectual ...

Good life in old age: Qualitative interviews about ageing with older adults with mild intellectual disability, prior to an educational intervention

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1118-1136, December 2024.
BackgroundKnowledge about ageing from the perspective of people with intellectual disability is extremely scarce, which means a lack of evidence-based interventions for healthy ageing adjusted to their needs.AimTo investigate how people with intellectual ...

Decoding intervention for young students with mild intellectual disabilities: A single-subject design study

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1095-1108, December 2024.
Students with intellectual disabilities need more time and explicit instruction to develop word decoding. Most previous research on interventions among these students is performed in English. Therefore, the current study examined the impact of a word-...

Pushing the boundaries of digital social contact: Experiences of people with disabilities and their social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 940-961, December 2024.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with intellectual disabilities living in care facilities could not receive visitors. Health authorities suggested the use of digital social contact as an alternative for in-person visits. We examined how people ...

The views of people using homeless services about learning disability

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1155-1165, December 2024.
AimsPeople with a learning disability are at increased risk of becoming homeless, but little is known about how learning disability is viewed by people accessing homeless services. This study aimed to obtain the views of people experiencing homelessness ...

Intellectual deficits and restoration to competency to stand trial: An examination of IQ cut off scores

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1038-1052, December 2024.
Intellectual functioning impacts defendants’ competence to stand trial, though research on this population remains limited. This study replicated and advanced prior work, focusing on defendants’ demographic, clinical, cognitive, and criminal justice ...

The effect of motor dual-task training on gait and mobility performances in children with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print.
The study investigated the impact of motor dual-task training on gait and mobility in children with intellectual disabilities. Performance was assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) and the 10-Meter Walking Test (TMWT) before and after an 8-week ...

Understanding the contribution of intellectual disability nurses. Paper 2 of 4 - Survey

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print.
The objective was to identify ID nursing interventions and their impact on the health and healthcare of people with IDs. Data was collected using an online survey questionnaire from a voluntary response and snowball sample of 230 participants. Thematic, ...
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