Did I Take My Medication Today? Understanding Medication Self-Management for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Through Participatory Research
Journal Article
Spassiani, N., Higgins, A., Tait, S., Hume, A., Abdulla, S., & Paterson, R. (2025)
Did I Take My Medication Today? Understanding Medication Self-Management for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Through Participatory Research. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 38(3), Article e70059. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70059
Background: There is little research that has examined what support strategies are effective to help adults with intellectual disabilities take their prescribed medication cor...
Do practice learning experiences influence professional identity development & post-registration employment decisions for student nurses?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdulla, S., McLuckie, C., & Machin, A. (2024, August)
Do practice learning experiences influence professional identity development & post-registration employment decisions for student nurses?. Poster presented at International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Chicago
How do student and early career learning disability nurses develop their sense of professional identity and belonging within practice environments, and how can this influence post-registration employment.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdulla, S., McLuckie, C., & Machin, A. (2024, April)
How do student and early career learning disability nurses develop their sense of professional identity and belonging within practice environments, and how can this influence post-registration employment. Presented at RCN Education Conference 2024, York
Understanding the barriers experienced by adults with learning disabilities when accessing fitness centres
Journal Article
Spassiani, N. A., Abdulla, S., Hiddleston, A., Lynch, K., & Baigrie, L. (2023)
Understanding the barriers experienced by adults with learning disabilities when accessing fitness centres. Learning Disability Practice, 26(6), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2023.e2216
Background
Many people with learning disabilities are unable to access fitness centres due to these facilities often being inaccessible and non-inclusive.
Aim
To examine th...
Intellectual disability nursing for people with profound intellectual disabilities and complex needs
Book Chapter
Walbright, C., Walden, S., Abdulla, S., & Ryan, R. (2023)
Intellectual disability nursing for people with profound intellectual disabilities and complex needs. In K. Mafuba (Ed.), Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing Practice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003296461-6
People with profound intellectual disabilities and complex needs are recognised as requiring intensive and extensive support needs in nearly all aspects of living across the l...
Experiences of healthcare professionals in cancer assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities: a literature review
Journal Article
Abdulla, S., & Spassiani, N. (2021)
Experiences of healthcare professionals in cancer assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities: a literature review. Cancer Nursing Practice, https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp.2021.e1654
Cancer is a leading underlying cause of death among people with learning disabilities, who are less likely to receive screening tests for the disease than those without learni...
Supporting people with learning disabilities who identify as LGBT to express their sexual and gender identities
Journal Article
Marie Robinson, Z., Marsden, D., Abdulla, S., & Dowling, F. (2020)
Supporting people with learning disabilities who identify as LGBT to express their sexual and gender identities. Learning Disability Practice, 23(6), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2020.e2094
People with learning disabilities experience many barriers that prevent them from expressing their sexuality and developing loving and sexual relationships, particularly if th...
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Journal Article
Abdulla, S. (2018)
Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Learning Disability Practice, 21(2), 19. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.21.2.19.s20
The Twenty- First Century: Networking for Success
Book Chapter
Abdulla, S., Marsden, D., Wilson, S., & Parker, M. (2015)
The Twenty- First Century: Networking for Success. In Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance (155-157). Wiley Blackwell
Nursing education: the disseminated model: Nicola Braid and Samuel Abdulla review results of a pilot project in three Scottish universities that was intended to increase the number of nurses in remote and rural areas
Journal Article
Braid, N., & Abdulla, S. (2013)
Nursing education: the disseminated model: Nicola Braid and Samuel Abdulla review results of a pilot project in three Scottish universities that was intended to increase the number of nurses in remote and rural areas. Learning Disability Practice, 16(2), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp2013.03.16.2.16.e693
Nicola Braid and Samuel Abdulla review results of a pilot project in three Scottish universities that was intended to increase the number of nurses in remote and rural areas
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