This article examines literature on the role of the nurse caring for people with a dual
disability (DD) of intellectual disability and mental illness. A search of the literature between …

Background: Anxiety is common among people with a disability in general. Several studies
have indicated that anxiety states may lead to hypokinesia and a'sedentary'lifestyle. Anxiety …

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 …

Nurses have long played a role in caring for persons with developmental disabilities (DDs)
and therefore require an understanding of the issues of quality of life for this population …

This paper presents findings from a study exploring the nurses' experience of caring for
adults with intellectual disability and mental health issues in inpatient settings. Semi …

Strains on the mainstream mental health system can result in inaccessible services that
force individuals with intellectual disabilities into the emergency room (ER) when in …

This paper presents the findings from a study undertaken to describe nursing practice in one
dual diagnosis (DD; coexisting mental illness and intellectual disability) inpatient unit in New …

Intellectual disability is a very interesting area to explore and to understand the design and
implementation of person-centred integrated care due to its complexity in the classification …

Abstract [eng] Scientific problem in the dissertation research is specified according to the
following problem questions: How do the strategies for social skills' education, which are …

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