Qualitative Insights from a Novel Staff-Led Oral Health Champions Program within a Residential Service for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Nathan J.; Lin, Zhen; Pithouse, Margery; Morrison, Bonnie; Sumar, Bashir; George, Ajesh
Titel	Qualitative Insights from a Novel Staff-Led Oral Health Champions Program within a Residential Service for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 27 (2023) 3, S.728-745 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wilson, Nathan J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/17446295221095654
Schlagwörter	Dental Health; Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Health Promotion; Residential Programs; Access to Health Care; Caregiver Training; Caregiver Role; Caregiver Attitudes; Staff Development; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Program Effectiveness; Nutrition; Health Behavior; Adults; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zahnärztliche Versorgung; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Ernährung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Australien
Abstract	The oral health of people with intellectual and developmental disability is poorer than that of the general community. Any solution for people with intellectual and developmental disability living in residential services needs to include disability support workers (DSWs). Previous studies have used either didactic or train-the-trainer approaches to enhance DSW knowledge and skills. Taking a different approach, a novel program used DSWs as embedded oral health champions. This model provided educational opportunities for DSWs to learn about good oral health and then share with peers and provide benefits to people with intellectual and developmental disability that they support. Interviews with a sample of these champions were conducted and analysed using content analysis. Findings suggest that DSWs are capable of affecting change with the right type and depth of training, management and organisational support. A DSW-led champions model has merit, however requires ongoing expert support to help maintain and sustain benefits over time. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01