Supporting women with intellectual disabilities to access breast cancer screening: a healthcare professional perspective: Breast cancer screening for women with intellectual disability
Journal Article
McIlfatrick, S., Taggart, L., & Truesdale-Kennedy, M. (2011)
Supporting women with intellectual disabilities to access breast cancer screening: a healthcare professional perspective: Breast cancer screening for women with intellectual disability. European Journal of Cancer Care, 20(3), 412-420. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01221.x
Cancer prevention has been identified as the most cost effective strategy for cancer control. This should extend to all groups including women with intellectual disability (ID...
People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems
Journal Article
Slevin, E., McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Taggart, L. (2008)
People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15(7), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01262.x
This study describes the evaluation of an assessment and treatment unit for people with learning disabilities. Results showed the main reasons for admission for the 48 people ...
Mothers’ Recollections of Early Features of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Journal Article
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Cassidy, A. (2009)
Mothers’ Recollections of Early Features of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2008.00495.x
Background: Early intervention is recommended for autism spectrum disorders but often this is delayed because children have not received a formal diagnosis. Nonetheless parent...
Community learning disability teams: developments, composition and good practice: A review of the literature
Journal Article
Slevin, E., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., McConkey, R., Barr, O., & Taggart, L. (2008)
Community learning disability teams: developments, composition and good practice: A review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 12(1), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629507083583
This paper presents the findings from a literature review related to community learning disability teams (CLDT). There is a paucity of evidence-based literature on the effecti...
Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them
Journal Article
Cassidy, A., McConkey, R., Truesdale‐Kennedy, M., & Slevin, E. (2008)
Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them. Early Child Development and Care, 178(2), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430701491721
As more children are diagnosed at a younger age with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a new population of families is growing requiring services. Little is known about their c...
Community learning disability teams: Perceived effectiveness, multidisciplinary working and service user satisfaction
Journal Article
Slevin, E., McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Barr, O., & Taggart, L. (2007)
Community learning disability teams: Perceived effectiveness, multidisciplinary working and service user satisfaction. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 11(4), 329-342. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629507085271
The locus of care for people with learning disabilities has shifted from institutional/residential care to community care, with Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDTs) pro...
The human lifespan and its effect on selecting nursing interventions
Book Chapter
Tait, D. (2007)
The human lifespan and its effect on selecting nursing interventions. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of Nursing Practice (185-220). Elsevier
Book specifically written to meet the needs of nursing students undertaking a common foundation programme, explaining how and why sensitive, holistic and evidence-based nursin...
Connecting With Autism Project.
Report
McConkey, R., Milligan, V., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Poulton, B. (2007)
Connecting With Autism Project. Institute of Nursing Research, University of Ulster
No abstract available.
Evaluation Report on the Western Area Support Project (WASP) on early intervention with families who have a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Report
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Milligan, V. (2006)
Evaluation Report on the Western Area Support Project (WASP) on early intervention with families who have a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Family Planning Association NI; Family Planning Association UK
The WASP Project is funded by the Children Fund and aims to develop a holistic approach to interventions with families in the Western Board1 area of Northern Ireland. This is ...
An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability
Journal Article
Truesdale-Kennedy, M., McConkey, R., Ferguson, P., & Roberts, P. (2006)
An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability. Child Care in Practice, 12(4), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575270600863291
Services for families caring for a child with a learning disability are changing to become more family-centred, focusing not only on the child’s needs but on those of the whol...