The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study
Journal Article
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Chang, M., Jarrah, S., & Shukri, R. (2008)
The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.007
Background: Most research into the impact on mothers of having a child with an intellectual disability has been done in Western cultures. These mothers are at increased risk o...
Supporting women with intellectual disabilities to access breast cancer screening: a healthcare professional perspective: Breast cancer screening for women with intellectual disability
Journal Article
McIlfatrick, S., Taggart, L., & Truesdale-Kennedy, M. (2011)
Supporting women with intellectual disabilities to access breast cancer screening: a healthcare professional perspective: Breast cancer screening for women with intellectual disability. European Journal of Cancer Care, 20(3), 412-420. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01221.x
Cancer prevention has been identified as the most cost effective strategy for cancer control. This should extend to all groups including women with intellectual disability (ID...
Breast cancer knowledge among women with intellectual disabilities and their experiences of receiving breast mammography
Journal Article
Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Taggart, L., & McIlfatrick, S. (2011)
Breast cancer knowledge among women with intellectual disabilities and their experiences of receiving breast mammography. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(6), 1294-1304. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05595.x
Aim: This paper is a report of a descriptive study of understanding of breast cancer and experiences of breast mammography among women with an intellectual disability.Backgrou...
Diabetes in people with learning disabilities
Book Chapter
Truesdale, M., & Taggart, L. (2018)
Diabetes in people with learning disabilities. In S. Hardy, P. Woodward, & E. Chaplin (Eds.), Supporting the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities, 73-82. Pavilion Publishing & Media Ltd
This book chapter aims to increase awareness and knowledge of how diabetes presents itself, as well as how it can be presented in the first place, in people with a learning di...
Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus in people with intellectual disabilities: Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Coates, V., & Truesdale-Kennedy, M. (2013)
Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus in people with intellectual disabilities: Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 57(12), 1152-1163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01633.x
Background
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at a higher risk of developing diabetes compared with the non‐intellectually disabled population, as a consequence of...
The role of community nurses and residential staff in supporting women with intellectual disability to access breast screening services: The role of community nurses and residential staff
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & McIlfatrick, S. (2011)
The role of community nurses and residential staff in supporting women with intellectual disability to access breast screening services: The role of community nurses and residential staff. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01345.x
Background: Women with intellectual disability (ID) are surviving to the age group at greatest risk of developing breast cancer (50-69 years). These women are more likely to e...
Issues in caregiving for older people with intellectual disabilities and their ageing family carers: a review and commentary
Journal Article
Ryan, A., Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Slevin, E. (2014)
Issues in caregiving for older people with intellectual disabilities and their ageing family carers: a review and commentary. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 9(3), 217-226. doi:10.1111/opn.12021
Background
In keeping with worldwide demographic changes and an ageing population, people with intellectual disabilities are living longer and all the evidence suggest that th...
Reactions of nurses and therapists in mainstream health services to contact with people who have learning disabilities
Journal Article
McConkey, R., & Truesdale, M. (2000)
Reactions of nurses and therapists in mainstream health services to contact with people who have learning disabilities. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32(1), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01413.x
Government policy in the United Kingdom is to make the National Health Service accessible to all citizens including those who hitherto may have relied on specialist services. ...
Examining the support needs of ageing family carers in developing future plans for a relative with an intellectual disability
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Ryan, A., & McConkey, R. (2012)
Examining the support needs of ageing family carers in developing future plans for a relative with an intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 16(3), 217-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629512456465
Background: Planning for the future care of adults with an intellectual disability after the main family carer ceases their care, continues to be a sensitive and difficult tim...
Community learning disability teams: developments, composition and good practice: A review of the literature
Journal Article
Slevin, E., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., McConkey, R., Barr, O., & Taggart, L. (2008)
Community learning disability teams: developments, composition and good practice: A review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 12(1), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629507083583
This paper presents the findings from a literature review related to community learning disability teams (CLDT). There is a paucity of evidence-based literature on the effecti...