TY - JOUR
T1 - Intervention effects on professionals’ attitudes towards the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities
AU - Hanzen, Gineke
AU - Waninge, Aly
AU - van Nispen, Ruth M.A.
AU - Vlaskamp, Carla
AU - Post, Wendy J.
AU - van der Putten, Annette A.J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Background: We investigated the effects of the “Care for Participation+” (CFP+) intervention on direct support professionals’ (DSPs’) attitudes regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID). Methods: We implemented a pilot non-randomized controlled trial with two control groups to compare DSPs’ attitudes towards CFP+ using the Attitudes towards Participation Questionnaire (APQ) and DSPs’ written profiles of adults with VSPID. Results: CPP+ and the Participation Mind Map control group showed a positive trend for the “leisure/recreation,” “social relations,” and “ability to act” APQ domains compared to the usual care control group. The CFP+ group described significantly fewer disabilities at 6 months, reflecting a more positive attitude than controls. Conclusion: CFP+ had positive effects on DSPs’ attitudes towards the participation of adults with VSPID. The small sample size, ceiling effects, measurement instruments used, and implementation difficulties may have hampered understanding the full potential of CFP+.
AB - Background: We investigated the effects of the “Care for Participation+” (CFP+) intervention on direct support professionals’ (DSPs’) attitudes regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID). Methods: We implemented a pilot non-randomized controlled trial with two control groups to compare DSPs’ attitudes towards CFP+ using the Attitudes towards Participation Questionnaire (APQ) and DSPs’ written profiles of adults with VSPID. Results: CPP+ and the Participation Mind Map control group showed a positive trend for the “leisure/recreation,” “social relations,” and “ability to act” APQ domains compared to the usual care control group. The CFP+ group described significantly fewer disabilities at 6 months, reflecting a more positive attitude than controls. Conclusion: CFP+ had positive effects on DSPs’ attitudes towards the participation of adults with VSPID. The small sample size, ceiling effects, measurement instruments used, and implementation difficulties may have hampered understanding the full potential of CFP+.
KW - attitude
KW - Care for Participation+
KW - intellectual disabilities
KW - Participation
KW - visual disability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089312144&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12792
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12792
M3 - Article
C2 - 32789929
SN - 1360-2322
VL - 34
SP - 129
EP - 139
JO - JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
JF - JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
IS - 1
ER -