How to implement an integrated care approach to reduce falls and fall-related injuries in people with learning disabilities
(2023)
Book Chapter
Petropoulou, E., & O'Leary, L. (2023). How to implement an integrated care approach to reduce falls and fall-related injuries in people with learning disabilities. In K. Marshall, H. Bamber, R. Garbutt, & C. Easton (Eds.), Demystifying Integrated Care: A Handbook for Practice. Elsevier
All Outputs (9)
A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia (2023)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Maine, A., Ring, N., Reid, J., Speirs, L., Allan, L., …Taggart, L. (2023). A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(3), 429-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13076Background Dysphagia can have serious health implications including choking and respiratory infection leading to poorer quality of life. People with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk of dysphagia related health complications and early dea... Read More about A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia.
Exploring nurses’ online perspectives and social networks during a global pandemic COVID‐19 (2021)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Erikainen, S., Peltonen, L., Ahmed, W., Thelwall, M., & O'Connor, S. (2022). Exploring nurses’ online perspectives and social networks during a global pandemic COVID‐19. Public Health Nursing, 39(3), 586-600. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12994Objectives Examine the online interactions, social networks, and perspectives of nursing actors on COVID-19 from conversations on Twitter to understand how the profession responded to this global pandemic. Design Mixed methods. Sample Ten-... Read More about Exploring nurses’ online perspectives and social networks during a global pandemic COVID‐19.
Birth incidence, deaths and hospitalisations of children and young people with Down syndrome, 1990–2015: birth cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Hughes-McCormack, L. A., McGowan, R., Pell, J. P., Mackay, D., Henderson, A., O'Leary, L., & Cooper, S. (2020). Birth incidence, deaths and hospitalisations of children and young people with Down syndrome, 1990–2015: birth cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(4), Article e033770. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033770Objective: To investigate current Down syndrome live birth and death rates, and childhood hospitalisations, compared with peers. Setting: General community. Participants: All live births with Down syndrome, 1990–2015, identified via Scottish re... Read More about Birth incidence, deaths and hospitalisations of children and young people with Down syndrome, 1990–2015: birth cohort study.
Recruitment settings, delivery contexts, intervention techniques and outcomes of health promotion programmes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Maine, A., Brown, M. J., Ski, C. F., Thompson, D. R., Marsh, L., & O’Leary, L. (2020). Recruitment settings, delivery contexts, intervention techniques and outcomes of health promotion programmes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 99, Article 103592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103592Background People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at risk of developing long term health conditions, and a preventative health agenda research is emerging. However, little is known about the recruitment settings, delivery... Read More about Recruitment settings, delivery contexts, intervention techniques and outcomes of health promotion programmes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review.
Dying For Change (2019)
Journal Article
Glover, G., O'Leary, L., Shooshtari, S., Taggart, L., Trollor, J., & Hatton, C. (2019). Dying For Change. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(7), 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12650Purpose: To discuss the premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities internationally, what is being done and what is needed to make a real difference. Rationale: People with intellectual disabilities are dying much younger than other... Read More about Dying For Change.
Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Hughes-McCormack, L., Dunn, K., & Cooper, S. (2018). Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5), 687-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12446Background: It is thought that people with Down syndrome die younger than the general population, but that survival rates are improving. Methods: Five databases were searched for key words related to intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, and mo... Read More about Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: A systematic review.
Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Cooper, S., & Hughes-McCormack, L. (2018). Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(3), 325-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12417Background: Death of people with intellectual disabilities is considered to be earlier than for the general population. Methods: Databases were searched for intellectual disability AND death key words. Strict inclusion/exclusion criteria were us... Read More about Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.
Healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of organizational barriers and enablers (2017)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Taggart, L., & Cousins, W. (2018). Healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of organizational barriers and enablers. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31, 122-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12396Background The health-related behaviours of people with intellectual disabilities may be determined by organisational influences. This innovative study aimed to explore managers’ and staffs’ perspectives on organisational influences on the promotion... Read More about Healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of organizational barriers and enablers.