Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) experience higher rates of age-related health concerns, including dementia, than adults without disabilities. Despite this, current efforts to support brain health in ageing have often excluded this population. To address this gap, we will codesign, codeliver and evaluate a national virtual brain health education programme, Brain Health-IDD, for ageing individuals with IDD, family caregivers and health and social care providers.

Methods and analysis

This study will evaluate the Brain Health-IDD Program, an interactive virtual psychoeducation course codesigned and coled by an interdisciplinary team of clinicians and people with lived experience. Three participant groups will be recruited from across

SUBMITTER: Lunsky Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766847 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature