Many barriers to health care for people with ID contribute to these disparities, including lack of inclusive health promotion programs, healthcare system constraints related to scheduling and reimbursement, inaccessible clinical practice environments and communication, and inadequate knowledge of healthcare providers about the needs of people with disabilities and poor attitudes toward care (Havercamp, 2019). Multiple studies from a systematic review of the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities (AWID) using acute hospital services reported AWID feel undervalued and treated without respect in their interactions with healthcare professionals (McCormick et al., 2021). [...]the single-site recruitment strategy limits generalizability of that study's findings. [...]the current study was conducted to identify contributing factors to nurses' attitudes and emotions toward caring for AWID among a broad sample of medical-surgical nurses to inform future interventions for improving hospital care and outcomes for AWID. A 15-item questionnaire designed for the study assessed intrapersonal (ID-specific educational training, nurse's beliefs about quality of life of AWID), interpersonal (frequency of personal contact with AWID, frequency of professional contact with AWID, number of AWID cared for during the nurse's career), and organizational factors (unit staffing, unit teamwork).
- Identifying Predictors of Nurses' Attitudes and Emotions Toward Caring for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An Online Nationwide Survey of Medical-Surgical Nurses
- Melissa DesrochesDenise Daudelin
- Medsurg nursing, Vol.33(3), pp.117-128
- Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
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- English
- Department of Community Nursing
- Journal article
- 9914420893401301