The experiences and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities who identify as LGBT: A review of the literature
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McCann, E., Lee, R., & Brown, M. (2016)
The experiences and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities who identify as LGBT: A review of the literature. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 57, 39-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.06.013
Background
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) can face many challenges in society including accessing education, care and support appropriat...
Discrimination and resilience and the needs of people who identify as transgender: a narrative review of quantitative research studies.
Journal Article
McCann, E., & Brown, M. (2017)
Discrimination and resilience and the needs of people who identify as transgender: a narrative review of quantitative research studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23-24), 4080-4093. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13913
Aims and objectives: to examine discrimination and resilience experiences of people who identify as transgender and establish potential health service responses.
Background: p...
A review of the literature relating to psychological interventions and people with intellectual disabilities: Issues for research, policy, education and clinical practice
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Brown, M., Duff, H., Karatzias, T., & Horsburgh, D. (2011)
A review of the literature relating to psychological interventions and people with intellectual disabilities: Issues for research, policy, education and clinical practice. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629511401166
The aim of this review is to identify and analyse the published evidence base and wider literature in relation to psychological interventions for adults with intellectual disa...
A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities
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Taggart, L., Coates, V., Clarke, M., Bunting, B., Davies, M., Carey, M., …Karatzias, T. (2015)
A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Trials, 16, 148. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0644-y
Background: The need for structured education programmes for type 2 diabetes is a high priority for many governments around the world. One such national education programme in...
Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Services in south-east Scotland: a mixed-methods impact and outcome study
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Brown, M., MacArthur, J., McKechanie, A., Mack, S., Hayes, M., & Fletcher, J. (2011)
Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Services in south-east Scotland: a mixed-methods impact and outcome study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 56, 1161-1174. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01511.x
Background There have been significant concerns about the care and treatment of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) when attending general hospitals, which have led to...
When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings
Journal Article
Hendry, A., Snowden, A., & Brown, M. (2017)
When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14085
Aim
to explore the preparation that mental health nurses receive to address sexual health in practice.
Background
People who use the mental health services often have complex ...
An application of Bandura's ‘Four Sources of Self-Efficacy’ to the self-management of type 2 diabetes in people with intellectual disability: An inductive and deductive thematic analysis
Journal Article
Maine, A., Dickson, A., Truesdale, M., & Brown, M. (2017)
An application of Bandura's ‘Four Sources of Self-Efficacy’ to the self-management of type 2 diabetes in people with intellectual disability: An inductive and deductive thematic analysis. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 70, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2017.09.004
Background: Little is known about the successful experiences and positive perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) self-managing Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). This ...
Psychological interventions for women with intellectual disabilities and forensic care needs: a systematic review of the literature
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Hellenbach, M., Brown, M., Karatzias, T., & Robinson, R. (2015)
Psychological interventions for women with intellectual disabilities and forensic care needs: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 59, 319-331. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12133
Objective
Research evidence to date concerning offending by people with intellectual disabilities (ID) has concentrated on male perpetrators and little is known about their f...
A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals
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Brown, M., & MacArthur, J. (2006)
A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(11), 1362-1370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01408.x
Aim and objectives. To set out the research required to improve the health of people with learning disabilities in general hospital settings. The objectives are: (i) to share...
Improving vision awareness in autism services: Evaluation of a dedicated education programme for support practitioners
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Long, J. J., Butchart, M., Brown, M., Bain, J., McMillan, A., & Karatzias, T. (2018)
Improving vision awareness in autism services: Evaluation of a dedicated education programme for support practitioners. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(2), e244-e252. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12330
Background: The research reported here sought to evaluate whether a dedicated education programme in vision awareness improved the knowledge and skills of autism support pract...