Disability training for health workers: A global evidence synthesis

Rotenberg, Sara; Gatta, Danae Rodríguez; Wahedi, Azizia; Loo, Rachelle S.; McFadden, Emily; Ryan, Sara

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101260

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“…2015) and the relative impact of providing learners with opportunities to interact with individuals with ID (Rotenberg et al . 2022; Selick et al . 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…ID training research is needed to assess the effectiveness of training targeting erroneous assumptions, negative attitudes and self-efficacy. Future research is needed to identify the best mode of delivering disability content at each level of physician training: preservice, residency and continuing education (Balogh et al 2015) and the relative impact of providing learners with opportunities to interact with individuals with ID (Rotenberg et al 2022;Selick et al 2022). Finally, consensus guidelines for delivering primary care to patients with ID are available (Sullivan et al 2018) and should be developed for other practice areas.…”

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“…Teaching about ID effectively increases ID knowledge of laypeople (Seewooruttun and Scior 2014) and healthcare professionals (Bartkowski et al 2018). Similarly, teaching and especially providing opportunities to engage with people with ID may effectively challenge physicians' erroneous assumptions and improve ID patient care (Crane et al 2021;Rotenberg et al 2022). Indeed, the National Council on Disability (2022) recommended strengthening physician training on disability to achieve healthcare equity for people with disability (Ankam et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2021; Rotenberg et al . 2022). Indeed, the National Council on Disability (2022) recommended strengthening physician training on disability to achieve healthcare equity for people with disability (Ankam et al .…”

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A new measure of physicians' erroneous assumptions towards adults with intellectual disability: A first study

Bacherini

Havercamp

Balboni

2023

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background Incomplete knowledge and unfamiliarity with intellectual disability (ID) contribute to erroneous assumptions of physicians towards ID, which negatively impact the health equity of people with ID. This study aimed to identify the erroneous assumptions that, based on the ID stakeholders' perceptions, were the most prevalent in physicians and damaging for the healthcare of adults with ID, verify their unidimensionality and that no personal characteristics of ID stakeholders were associated with their ratings of erroneous assumptions' prevalence and damage. Methods Seventy‐four possible physician erroneous assumptions were developed concerning health, daily living skills and quality of life of individuals with ID. ID stakeholders rated each one for perceived prevalence in physicians and damage for the healthcare of adults with ID. Frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis and correlations were run separately for participants' prevalence and damage ratings. Results Twenty‐seven erroneous assumptions were identified as those perceived most prevalent and damaging. Their unidimensionality was ascertained and participants' characteristics were not associated with their prevalence and damage ratings. Conclusions The identified assumptions are appropriate to represent the items of a new instrument that can be used in medical education to guide the development of curricula to change erroneous assumptions.

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“…2015) and the relative impact of providing learners with opportunities to interact with individuals with ID (Rotenberg et al . 2022; Selick et al . 2022).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A new measure of physicians' erroneous assumptions towards adults with intellectual disability: A first study

Bacherini

Havercamp

Balboni

2023

J intellect Disabil Res

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“…Prior research has shown that these interventions may be promising to support these parents, and so further expansion of this may be beneficial. 38 Furthermore, more training for health workers is needed to support identification of children with disabilities, tackle stigma towards children with disabilites, 39 40 as well as those at risk of malnutrition. Upskilling health workers on disability awareness, addressing stigma, and improving knowledge on malnutrition will help provide earlier intervention and greater support to children with disabilities experiencing malnutrition.…”

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Are children with disabilities more likely to be malnourished than children without disabilities? Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 30 countries

Rotenberg,

Chen,

Hunt

et al. 2023

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Introduction: A key Sustainable Development Goal target is to eliminate all forms of malnutrition. Existing evidence suggests children with disabilities are at greater risks of malnutrition, exclusion from nutrition programmes, and mortality from severe acute malnutrition than children without disabilities. However, there is limited evidence on the nutritional outcomes of children with disabilities in large-scale global health surveys. Methods: We analysed Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) data from 30 low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to compare nutritional outcomes for children aged 2 to 4 years with and without disabilities. We estimated the adjusted prevalence ratios for stunting, wasting, and underweight comparing children with and without disabilities by country and sex, using quasi-Poisson models with robust standard errors. We accounted for the complex survey design, wealth quintile, location, and age in the analyses. We meta-analysed these results to create an overall estimate for each of these outcomes. Results: Our analyses included 229,621 children aged 2-4 across 30 countries, including 15,071 children with disabilities (6.6%). Overall, children with disabilities were more likely to be stunted (aRR: 1.16, 95% C.I.: 1.11, 1.20), wasted (aRR: 1.28, 95% C.I.: 1.18, 1.39), and underweight (aRR: 1.33, 95% C.I.: 1.17, 1.51) than children without disabilities. These patterns were observed in both girls and boys with disabilities, compared to those without. Conclusion: Children with disabilities are significantly more likely to experience all forms of malnutrition, making it critical to accelerate efforts to improve disability-inclusion within nutrition programmes. Ending all forms of malnutrition will not be achievable without a focus on disability.

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Disability Simulations: Misrepresenting the Disability Experience

Nario-Redmond,

Gospodinov

2024

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability

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Disability training for health workers: A global evidence synthesis

Cited by 35 publications

References 33 publications

A new measure of physicians' erroneous assumptions towards adults with intellectual disability: A first study

A new measure of physicians' erroneous assumptions towards adults with intellectual disability: A first study

Are children with disabilities more likely to be malnourished than children without disabilities? Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 30 countries

Disability Simulations: Misrepresenting the Disability Experience

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