Background People with intellectual disabilities are often left out of research on important
topics. This exploratory study investigated their views on barriers and facilitators to …

Little is known about the involvement of nurses in the process of making end‐of‐life
decisions for people with intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this study was to clarify this …

Accessible Summary People with intellectual disabilities are living longer than ever before.
Although people with intellectual disabilities are living longer, they still suffer from many …

Nowadays people with intellectual disabilities are more likely to live at home (Mulvany and
Barron, 2003) and because of improved life expectancy (Patja, et al., 2000) are more likely …

1Centre for Disability Research and Policy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia,
2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK …

People with intellectual disabilities die at much younger ages than the general population,
with this gap in life expectancy greater for females than males. This study aimed to seek the …

The author of this conceptual article was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to travel to the
United States, Ireland, and United Kingdom to meet with researchers, practitioners, and …

Background The aim of this study was to explore the way in which community living staff
engaged with people with intellectual disability (ID) about dying and death. Method Guided …

Aim This study aimed to develop and evaluate a multi-media educational resource in
palliative and end-of-life care for specialist palliative care and intellectual disability services …

Successful transition from school to adult life has always been difficult for people with
disabilities, especially in the area of employment. The vast majority of people with …