Perspectives about Support Challenges Facing Health Workers Assisting Older Adults with and without Intellectual Disability in Rural versus Urban Settings in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Hussain, Rafat; Janicki, Matthew P.; Knox, Marie; Wark, Stuart; Parmenter, Trevor
Titel	Perspectives about Support Challenges Facing Health Workers Assisting Older Adults with and without Intellectual Disability in Rural versus Urban Settings in Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 44 (2019) 2, S.174-183 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hussain, Rafat) ORCID (Janicki, Matthew P.) ORCID (Wark, Stuart)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2017.1326589
Schlagwörter	Older Adults; Intellectual Disability; Health Personnel; Health Services; Residential Institutions; Aging (Individuals); Physicians; Medical Education; Comparative Analysis; Allied Health Personnel; Access to Health Care; Health Care Costs; Respite Care; Caregiver Training; Caregiver Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Medizinisches Personal; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Wohnumgebung; Aging; Altern; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Medizinische Ausbildung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Aims: Life expectancy for both sexes in Australia exceeds 80 years, with individuals with intellectual disability also increasingly living into older age. This research aimed to comparatively examine perceptions of staff supporting either older adults or age peers with lifelong intellectual disability. Methods: This project asked 420 medical, health, and support workers about training adequacy, health services access, and trigger points for premature institutionalisation. This paper is based on a subsample of 196 respondents who provided quantitative and qualitative responses. Results: There was considerable variation in confidence in supporting ageing individuals, while only 23.7% of doctors reported their training was adequate to support adults ageing with intellectual disability. A lack of services and poor carer health were identified as triggers for premature institutionalisation. Conclusions: The study revealed key differences in staff perceptions of support provision and training adequacy when comparing ageing individuals with intellectual disability to the general ageing population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01