scholarly journals Healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities through a health intervention program

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bente Lorentzen ◽  
Britt-Maj Wikström
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Lifestyles and intellectual disability nursing

2018 ◽  
pp. 453-476
Author(s):  
Owen Barr ◽  
Bob Gates
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Supported Employment ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Significant Component ◽  
The Family ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

A significant component of the role of nurses for people with intellectual disabilities is contributing to enabling people with intellectual disabilities to live the lifestyle they choose. Advice about residential alternatives, work, supported employment, and planning on retirement are all things on which the nurse should be able to advise, and signpost people to the services they need. Importantly, helping and advising the family and carers about setting up networks and circles of support and that making and keeping friends are as important and can all contribute to leading a happy and healthy lifestyle.

Laefstael Jenses: An Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators for Healthy Lifestyles of Women in an Urban Pacific Island Context

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Siefken ◽  
Grant Schofield ◽  
Nico Schulenkorf
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Noncommunicable Disease ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Rapid Urbanization

Background:The Pacific region has experienced rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes, which lead to high rates of noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevalence. There is no information on barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles in this region. In response, we present the first stage of a rigorous development of an urban Pacific health intervention program. This paper describes formative work conducted in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The objective of this paper was to understand cultural barriers and facilitators in Pacific women to lifestyle change and use the findings to inform future health interventions.Methods:Semistructured focus groups with 37 female civil servants divided into 6 groups were held verbally to understand barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles.Results:Several perceived barriers and facilitators were identified. Inter alia, barriers include financial limitations, time issues, family commitments, environmental aspects, and motivational hindrances that limit time and opportunities for healthy lifestyle behavior. Facilitators include more supportive environments, social support mechanisms, and the implementation of rigorous health policies.Conclusions:Formative work is essential in designing health intervention programs. Uncovered barriers and facilitators help inform the development of culturally relevant health interventions.

Stakeholder expectations, roles and responsibilities in Dutch health promotion for people with intellectual disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. e59-e70 ◽  
Author(s):  
N M J Kuijken ◽  
K Vlot-van Anrooij ◽  
H M J van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk ◽  
G Leusink ◽  
J Naaldenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Dutch Health ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Summary This two-phase, qualitative study aims to obtain an overview of stakeholders in the network of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their perceived facilitating and hindering factors, expectations, and perceived roles and responsibilities with regard to health promotion. In phase 1, four workshops were conducted to provide insight into involved stakeholders. In phase 2, 29 semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders regarding their views on health promotion. Data were analysed using stakeholder matrices and a combination of domain and thematic analysis. Daily caregivers were identified as the most important and influential stakeholders. Interviewed stakeholders perceived barriers to a healthy lifestyle as relating mainly to the person with ID and, although they stated that people with ID need support to be able to live healthily, there was ambiguity about roles and responsibilities for providing this support. Daily caregivers are not properly facilitated to support a healthy lifestyle. Stakeholders expressed the need for a culture change towards a greater health promotion ethos in care for people with ID. A facilitating context is needed in which the social network supports autonomy and offers opportunities to adapt to physical, social and emotional challenges. Stakeholders see the importance of, and are willing to support, healthy behaviour. They are hindered by a lack of a shared vision and united system in which all stakeholders know their roles and responsibilities. Promotion of a healthy lifestyle should be part of every service provider employee’s job and propagated throughout the organization as part of its mission and vision.

scholarly journals Evidences of an Implemented Training Program in Consensual and Responsible Sexual Relations for People with Intellectual Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2323
Author(s):  
Belén Gutiérrez-Bermejo ◽  
Noelia Flores ◽  
Pedro J. Amor ◽  
Cristina Jenaro
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Sexual Relations ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Difficulty Index ◽  
Post Assessment ◽  
Made In ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

(1) Background: While there is a growing awareness of the rights of individuals with intellectual disabilities, very limited progress has been made in supporting these people to create and maintain intimate and personal relationships. (2) Methods: This paper reports the results from a program aimed at promoting responsible and consensual sexual relations of adults with intellectual disabilities. Of the 44 participants, 31.8% were women and 68.2% were men aged 22 to 67 years. Pre and post measurements regarding the attitudes toward sexual relations were taken, and difficulty and discrimination indexes were calculated. (3) Results: Statistically significant improvements were identified in the overall measurements, as were they for the domains of privacy, safety, and respect. The difficulty index changed from 0.67 to 0.79 in a pre-post assessment, denoting more positive attitudes. This and other results support the relevance and usefulness of the intervention program and encourage further intervention efforts.

The role of staff in health promotion in community residences for people with intellectual disabilities

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Bergström ◽  
Ulla Wihlman
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Ethical Conflict ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Community Residences

Managers and caregivers in community residences for people with intellectual disabilities are expected both to promote residents’ health and to support their autonomy. The aim of this article was to explore variation in views among managers and caregivers on the role of staff in health promotion. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with six managers and six caregivers. The analysis used a phenomenographic approach to categorize variation in views. We identified five qualitatively different main categories of roles staff play in health promotion: the parent, the manipulator, the coach, the educator and the libertarian. In addition lifestyle-related risk factors for ill-health and barriers to a healthy lifestyle were analysed and described using qualitative content analysis. The results highlight the ethical conflict that faces staff trying to support a healthy lifestyle as well as the autonomy of the residents.

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