Gaining Actionable Knowledge To Improve Local Health-Promoting Capacities in Long-Term Care Support Settings for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-23-2021

Publication Title

Patient Education and Counseling

First page number:

1

Last page number:

9

Abstract

Objective: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are largely dependent on their environment to live healthily and, in this, ID-support organizations play a vital role. An environmental asset mapping tool for ID-support settings has been developed. This study aims to provide insight into whether or not the tool can provide a comprehensive view on assets in the system and actionable knowledge to improve health-promoting capacities in ID-support settings. Methods: Fifty-seven users from four setting completed the tool on availability, user satisfaction, and dreams regarding social, physical, organizational, and financial assets. Results: The findings provide a comprehensive view of available assets. Together with user satisfaction and dreams for improvements, they provide actionable knowledge for improving the health-promoting capacities of the settings, including: (1) how use of available assets can be improved, (2) the type of assets that should be enriched, and (3) the assets that can be added to the system. Conclusion: The asset mapping tool provides a comprehensive view on assets in the system and actionable knowledge to improve health-promoting capacities in ID-support settings. Practice implications: ID-support organizations can use the tool to generate actionable bottom-up knowledge for priority setting and implementing interventions to improve their health-promoting capacities.

Keywords

Capacity building; Health assets; Health promotion; Intellectual disability; Long-term care; Nutrition; Physical activity; Settings approach

Disciplines

Counseling

Language

English

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