Introduction Observable dementia symptoms are hardly studied in people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities (SPI(M)D). Insight in symptomatology is needed for timely signaling/diagnosis. This study aimed to identify practice-based observations of dementia symptoms in this population. …

People with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities (ID) have a higher risk of health problems and, therefore, healthy living is of great importance for them. To achieve this, this group requires support from the people around them such as relatives and direct support professionals (DSPs). However, …

Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) need support from direct support professionals (DSPs) to engage in a healthy lifestyle. However, literature shows DSPs feel insufficiently equipped to support a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a theory-based program for DSPs …

De botsing tussen het Kamerlid Sylvana Simons (BIJ1) en de commissievoorzitter Ockje Tellegen, december 2021, vormt een treffende illustratie van het jaarthema van Wapenveld voor 2022. Simons beklaagde zich tijdens de vergadering van de Emancipatiecommissie over intimiderend gedrag van een commissielid. …

Objective To assess the occurrence and associations of verbal and non-verbal care-resistant behaviour (CRB) during oral examination by a dental hygienist in nursing home residents with dementia. Background CRB is a barrier to providing professional oral care and daily oral hygiene care. Understanding …

Background: There is a lack of theory-based interventions for direct support professionals (DSPs) to support a healthy lifestyle for people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities (ID) despite their major role in this. This study aims to evaluate the preparation, implementation, and preliminary …

Background: For a healthy lifestyle, people with moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disabilities living in residential facilities and/or participating in day activity centers are dependent on their direct support professionals. However, it is unclear what knowledge and skills these direct support …

Bewegen is van waardevol maar zeker niet vanzelfsprekend voor mensen met EMB. In deze workshop gaan we in op het belang van bewegen van de doelgroep, hoe bewegen kan worden geïntergreerd in het dagprogramma en wat het oplevert.

Background: Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) can be employed to support a healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study is to determine whether and which BCTs are used by direct support professionals (DSPs) for supporting healthy lifestyle behaviour of people with …

Dit artikel onderzoekt de relevantie van het begrip ‘soevereiniteit in eigen kring’ dat honderdveertig jaar geleden is gemunt. Ten eerste wordt de politieke urgentie van soevereiniteit in eigen kring gepeild. Ten tweede wordt geschetst dat hedendaagse noties van netwerken en praktijken vergelijkbare …