Communication difficulties in adults with Intellectual Disability: Results from a national cross-sectional study.
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Communication Disorders
/ epidemiology
Down Syndrome
/ epidemiology
Female
Group Homes
Humans
Intellectual Disability
/ epidemiology
Ireland
/ epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Problem Behavior
Residence Characteristics
/ statistics & numerical data
Residential Facilities
Severity of Illness Index
Social Participation
Communication difficulties
Decision-making tree
Intellectual Disability
Regression model
Social participation
Journal
Research in developmental disabilities
ISSN: 1873-3379
Titre abrégé: Res Dev Disabil
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8709782
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2020
Feb 2020
Historique:
received:
04
09
2019
revised:
13
12
2019
accepted:
13
12
2019
pubmed:
25
12
2019
medline:
18
11
2020
entrez:
25
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
People with an intellectual disability (ID) are vulnerable to communication impairments, with consequences for employment, education, and social participation. To identify the communication skills of a population of adults (40+ years) with ID and explore relationships between individual and environmental factors and communication skills. Data from a sample of 601 adults with ID was selected from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) addressing communication characteristics, demographics, co-morbidities, challenging behaviours, and social participation. A multiple regression model and a decision-making tree were built to identify factors related to communication abilities. Overall, 57.9 % of participants experienced communication difficulties, with 23.5 % reporting severe difficulties. Only 75.1 % of participants communicated verbally; more than half found communicating with professionals and non-familiar partners difficult. Level of ID, low social participation, challenging behaviours, and diagnosis of Down syndrome were significantly associated with communication difficulties. Communication difficulties are prevalent in adults with ID and are influenced by complex factors. Interventions to enhance interaction and quality of life of individuals with ID should consider communication opportunities, needs, and barriers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
People with an intellectual disability (ID) are vulnerable to communication impairments, with consequences for employment, education, and social participation.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
To identify the communication skills of a population of adults (40+ years) with ID and explore relationships between individual and environmental factors and communication skills.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
METHODS
Data from a sample of 601 adults with ID was selected from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) addressing communication characteristics, demographics, co-morbidities, challenging behaviours, and social participation. A multiple regression model and a decision-making tree were built to identify factors related to communication abilities.
OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
RESULTS
Overall, 57.9 % of participants experienced communication difficulties, with 23.5 % reporting severe difficulties. Only 75.1 % of participants communicated verbally; more than half found communicating with professionals and non-familiar partners difficult. Level of ID, low social participation, challenging behaviours, and diagnosis of Down syndrome were significantly associated with communication difficulties.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Communication difficulties are prevalent in adults with ID and are influenced by complex factors. Interventions to enhance interaction and quality of life of individuals with ID should consider communication opportunities, needs, and barriers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31874425
pii: S0891-4222(19)30224-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103557
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103557Informations de copyright
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