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  4. Short-term Psycho-Education for Caregivers To Reduce Over Medication of people with intellectual disabilities (SPECTROM): development and field testing
 
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Short-term Psycho-Education for Caregivers To Reduce Over Medication of people with intellectual disabilities (SPECTROM): development and field testing
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Author(s)
Deb, Saumitra
Limbu, Bharati
Unwin, Gemma
Woodcock, Linda
Cooper, Vivien
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
People with intellectual disabilities (PwID) are at a higher risk of developing challenging behaviours (CB). Despite the poor evidence for the effectiveness of medications in managing CB, they are used widely among PwID (50–63%). The aims of our study were to develop a training programme, SPECTROM for support staff to help reduce overmedication in PwID and carry out field testing of SPECTROM including a process evaluation. We developed SPECTROM using the Experience-based co-design method that included four focus groups and a one-day co-design event. Twenty trainees received SPECTROM training. We used the Management of Aggression and Violence Attitudes Scale-Revised-Intellectual Disabilities (MAVAS-R-ID) and the Psychotropic knowledge questionnaire. A semi-structured interview and a feasibility questionnaire were used for process evaluation. SPECTROM website contains 14 modules, resources, and face-to-face training. MAVAS-R-ID scores showed change in staff attitude to ‘medication management’ domain was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Psychotropic knowledge questionnaire showed statistically significant post-training improvement in correct responses (p < 0.05). Process evaluation data showed that SPECTROM was acceptable, applicable, practical, and relevant to staff practice, and helped to improve self-reflection, knowledge, and support to PwID. SPECTROM is a useful training that helps to change the support staff’s attitude toward CB and improve their knowledge of psychotropic medications.
Date Issued
2021-12-14
Date Acceptance
2021-12-12
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18 (24)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93428
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413161
ISSN
1660-4601
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
18
Issue
24
Copyright Statement
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons
Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
License URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Subjects
Toxicology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 13161
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