ABSTRACT
The health emergency we are all experiencing as a consequence of the SARS-Cov2 pandemic, the stressors and all their related factors have strongly influenced the psychological and physical well-being of people with Intellectual Disability (ID), their families and the health care professionals who are daily involved in their care. The containment measures applied have changed the normal rhythms of life and routines, leading to a negative impact on quality of life. The aim of this paper is to present a psychological intervention model and the specific activities addressed for this population, their family and the health care professionals involved in their care and rehabilitation, in order to reduce the impact of the pandemic on their quality of life and to prevent the onset of any psychopathological disorders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oasi Research Institute of Troina (Italy) became an important hotbed for infection; in fact, 109 patients with different levels of Intellectual Disability (ID) tested positive for COVID-19. The procedures and interventions put in place at the Oasi Research Institute due to the COVID-19 pandemic are exhaustively reported in this paper. The description of the clinical procedures as well as remote/in person psychological support services provided to people with ID and their families are here divided into three different sections: Phase I (or Acute phase), Phase II (or Activity planning), and Phase III (or Activity consolidation). In each section, the main psycho-pathological characteristics of patients, the reactions of family members and the multidisciplinary interventions put in place are also described.