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Experiences of health and aging for younger adults in long-term care: a social-ecological multi-method approach (2020)
Journal Article
Barber, B. V., Weeks, L. E., Spassiani, N. A., & Meisner, B. A. (2021). Experiences of health and aging for younger adults in long-term care: a social-ecological multi-method approach. Disability and Society, 36(3), 468-487. https://doi.org/10.1080/096875

There is an increasing number of younger adults with disabilities becoming residents of long-term care (LTC) homes across Atlantic Canada. Moving younger adults into LTC is less-than-ideal and presents an immediate challenge for LTC homes to meet the... Read More about Experiences of health and aging for younger adults in long-term care: a social-ecological multi-method approach.

Emergency department nurses’ knowledge, skills, and comfort related to caring for patients with intellectual disabilities (2020)
Journal Article
Spassiani, N. A., Abou Chacra, M. S., Selick, A., Durbin, J., & Lunsky, Y. (2020). Emergency department nurses’ knowledge, skills, and comfort related to caring for patients with intellectual disabilities. International Emergency Nursing, 50, Article 10

Introduction Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more likely to visit the emergency department (ED) more frequently than their counterparts without ID. Nurses play an integral role in caring for all patients in the ED, including thos... Read More about Emergency department nurses’ knowledge, skills, and comfort related to caring for patients with intellectual disabilities.