Pilot feasibility study of the Walking Away from Diabetes programme for adults with intellectual disabilities in two further education colleges: Process evaluation findings
Journal Article
Maine, A., Brown, M. J., Dickson, A., & Truesdale, M. (2019)
Pilot feasibility study of the Walking Away from Diabetes programme for adults with intellectual disabilities in two further education colleges: Process evaluation findings. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(5), 1034-1046. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12593
Background: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) remain at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) due to lifestyle associated risk factors. Educational programs ...
An evaluation of mainstream type 2 diabetes educational programmes in relation to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the literature
Journal Article
Brown, M. J., Maine, A., Brown, M. .., Dickson, A., & Truesdale, M. (2018)
An evaluation of mainstream type 2 diabetes educational programmes in relation to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(2), 256-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12544
Background
Risk reduction and self‐management programs for type 2 diabetes (T2D) are commonplace. However, little is known about their appropriateness for people with intellec...
Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives Targeting Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Recent Advancements in Type 2 Diabetes
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Truesdale, M., Dunkley, A., House, A., & Russell, A. M. (2018)
Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives Targeting Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Recent Advancements in Type 2 Diabetes. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 5(3), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-018-0142-5
Purpose of Review The aim of this paper was to review the recent international developments in health promotion and wellness
initiatives targeting chronic disease prevention a...
Diabetes in people with learning disabilities
Book Chapter
Truesdale, M., & Taggart, L. (2018)
Diabetes in people with learning disabilities. In S. Hardy, P. Woodward, & E. Chaplin (Eds.), Supporting the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities, 73-82. Pavilion Publishing & Media Ltd
This book chapter aims to increase awareness and knowledge of how diabetes presents itself, as well as how it can be presented in the first place, in people with a learning di...
The experience of type 2 diabetes self-management in adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers: A review of the literature using meta-aggregative synthesis and an appraisal of rigour
Journal Article
Maine, A., Brown, M., Dickson, A., & Truesdale, M. (2020)
The experience of type 2 diabetes self-management in adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers: A review of the literature using meta-aggregative synthesis and an appraisal of rigour. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24(2), 253-267. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629518774172
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience significant barriers to diabetes self-management (DSM), yet there remains a paucity of research within this population. ...
People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report
Report
Truesdale, M., & Brown, M. (2017)
People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report. NHS Health Scotland
The health needs assessment provides a broad overview of the current research evidence of the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. It is an update of the 2004 h...
Type 2 Diabetes education for adults with intellectual disabillities.
Journal Article
Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Taggart, L., Carey, M., Stacey, L., Madelia, P., Scott, J., …Northway, R. (2014)
Type 2 Diabetes education for adults with intellectual disabillities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27(4), 297-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12107
Aim: Our goal was to adapt a self-management type 2 diabetes educationprogramme developed for the non-disabled population (DESMOND) for usewith adults with intellectual disabi...
A Study protocol for a pilot RCT of astructured education programme ( DESMOND-ID) for adults with intellectual disabilities and type 2 diabetes.
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Carey, M., Stacey, L., Madelia, P., Scott, J., …Clarke, M. (2014)
A Study protocol for a pilot RCT of astructured education programme ( DESMOND-ID) for adults with intellectual disabilities and type 2 diabetes. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27(4), 297-328
Aim:We explored whether we could design an RCT to test if DESMOND-ID ismore effective than usual care in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) toreduce Hb1Ac.Method:The R...
Issues in caregiving for older people with intellectual disabilities and their ageing family carers: a review and commentary
Journal Article
Ryan, A., Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Slevin, E. (2014)
Issues in caregiving for older people with intellectual disabilities and their ageing family carers: a review and commentary. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 9(3), 217-226. doi:10.1111/opn.12021
Background
In keeping with worldwide demographic changes and an ageing population, people with intellectual disabilities are living longer and all the evidence suggest that th...
Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus in people with intellectual disabilities: Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Coates, V., & Truesdale-Kennedy, M. (2013)
Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus in people with intellectual disabilities: Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 57(12), 1152-1163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01633.x
Background
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at a higher risk of developing diabetes compared with the non‐intellectually disabled population, as a consequence of...