Improving Health-Promoting Capacities in Care Settings for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

6-30-2021

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volume

34

Issue

5

First page number:

1299

Last page number:

1299

Abstract

Background: To live healthily, people with intellectual disabilities are largely dependent on their environment. Intellectual disabilities support organizations play a vital role to create a health-promoting environment. An environmental asset mapping tool for intellectual disabilities 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 intellectual disabilities support settings. Methods: Fifty-seven users from four settings participated and completed the tool on availability, user satisfaction, and dreams regarding social, physical, organizational, and financial assets. Results: The findings provide an overview of available assets, user satisfaction and dreams for improvements for the four locations. Combining this information provides 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. Conclusions: The asset mapping tool provides a comprehensive view on assets in the system and actionable knowledge to improve health-promoting capacities in intellectual disabilities support settings. Intellectual disabilities support organizations can use this actionable bottom-up knowledge for priority setting and implementing interventions to improve their health-promoting capacities.

Disciplines

Disability Studies | Occupational Therapy

Language

English

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