The barriers to and enablers of providing reasonably adjusted health services to people with intellectual disabilities in acute hospitals: evidence from a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the factors that promote and compromise the implementation of reasonably adjusted healthcare services for patients with intellectual disabilities in acute National Health Service (NHS) hospitals.

Design

A mixed-methods study involving interviews, questionnaires and participant observation (July 2011-March 2013).

Setting

Six acute NHS hospital trusts in England.

Methods

Reasonable adjustments for people with intellectual disabilities were identified through the literature. Data were collected on implementation and staff understanding of these adjustments.

Results

Data collected included staff questionnaires (n=990), staff interviews (n=68), interviews with adults with intellectual disabilities (n=33), questionnaires (n=88) and interv

SUBMITTER: Tuffrey-Wijne I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3996812 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature