Background The inclusion of 'seldom heard'groups in health and social care research is
increasingly seen as important on scientific, policy and ethical grounds. British South Asians …

Purpose: Persons with a developmental disability have the lowest rate of labour force
participation relative to other disabilities. The widening gap between the labour force …

Recruiting adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) into research poses particular
difficulties; longitudinal studies face additional challenges. This paper reports on a mixed …

Background People with visual impairment often report poorer health and encounter many
challenges when using medicines. Pharmacists can play a significant role in optimising …

Background There is a major need for longitudinal research examining the experiences of
people with dementia and their primary carers, as relatively little is known about how the …

Background We undertook a trial to examine the feasibility of a self-guided mindfulness app,
Smiling Mind, for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their …

Background This study reports the experiences of developing and pretesting an Easy Read
version of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) for selfreport by people with …

A growing consensus has emerged about patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as
an important tool in the evaluation of services. There is little dispute regarding the range of …

Background Views on social care related quality of life (SCRQol) are typically gathered
directly from individuals or from proxy informants. Easyread options are available, although …

Purpose–While ageing with an intellectual (learning) disability has been subject to
increased research in recent years, there remains little knowledge regarding the daily …