Effect of the covid‐19 pandemic on the mental health of carers of people with intellectual disabilitiescarersCOVID‐19depressionintellectual disabilitymental healthsocial supportstressIntroduction: The measures implemented to manage the COVID-19 pandemic have been shown to impair mental health. This ...
People with disabilities and chronic health conditions rely on a range of services and supports to complete daily tasks, maintain health, and participate in the community. Preliminary research suggests the COVID-19 pandemic greatly disrupted these services and this population may be particularly suscepti...
The goal of the survey was to document the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social-distancing mandates for people with mobility disabilities. Participants responded to items inquiring about the effects of the pandemic on their ability to engage in their community, including (a) employment/educ...
Impact of COVID-19-Related Lockdown on Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Functional Well-Being in Adults With Down Syndrome Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry Experiences and needs of direct support staff working with people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A thematic analysis Sou...
There is growing international concern that people with intellectual disabilities, many of whom have compromised health, are particularly vulnerable to infection by COVID-19. Yet marginalisation ec...
People with learning disabilities with COVID-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
(via a QR code) that they have not been in contact with infected people. Some also measure guests’ body temperature several times: at check-in, anytime they enter and exit the hotel during their stay, as well as upon their checkout. For Western hotel...
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of our daily lives, but its impacts are especially acute for people living with disabilities, who may struggle with challenges like finding reliable and safe in-home care or physically adapting to enhanced
"Even prior to the pandemic, individuals with intellectual disabilities have had poor health outcomes. We need to do much better," he added. More information The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more onpeople at increased risk from COVID-19. ...
2.2. The travel behavior of people with disabilities and social exclusion Traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic may be particularly challenging for people with disabilities who use personal vehicles less and rely on public and shared transportation services more than the rest of the U.S. population...