'It's been adapted rather than impacted': A qualitative evaluation of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the positive behavioural support of people with an intellectual disability and/or autism.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
; 34(4): 1089-1097, 2021 Jul.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1066704
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We used a qualitative approach to explore the experiences of social care staff regarding the provision of positive behavioural support (PBS) to people with an intellectual disability at the height of the Covid-19 restrictions.METHOD:
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 staff who had recently completed a PBS workforce development programme. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.RESULTS:
Three themes were identified in the context of the restrictions The challenges to maintaining quality of life and PBS of the people being supported and staff attempts to overcome these; the ways in which PBS and behaviour support plans were implemented and the impact on behaviours that challenge; the ways in which PBS principles were applied at organisational levels to help to understand and address staff stress and distress.CONCLUSIONS:
Overall, the staff identified many unexpected benefits of the restrictions. The results are discussed in the context of the study limitations.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autistic Disorder
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Behavior Therapy
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COVID-19
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Intellectual Disability
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jar.12859
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