OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Should inclusion have an expiry date? Older people's attitudes on intellectual disabilities	37
Efficacy of a school‐based intervention to influence attitudes about future parenting among Swedish youth with intellectual disability: An RCT study	32
Designing an international survey for organisations serving people with Down syndrome	31
Using ethnodrama to support parents in sense‐making after prenatal or neonatal diagnosis of a child's disabling condition	29
Quality of Life and Mental Health in Caregivers of Children With Down Syndrome and Sleep Problems	29
Intellectual/developmental disabilities among people incarcerated in federal correctional facilities in Ontario, Canada: Examining prevalence, health and correctional characteristics	26
Using multimedia technology to enhance self‐advocacy of people with intellectual disabilities: Introducing a theoretical framework for ‘Multimedia Advocacy’	26
Facilitating the inclusion of adults with intellectual disability as direct respondents in research: Strategies for fostering trust, respect, accessibility and engagement	25
Brief Report: Caregiver‐Reported Effects of Sensory Safety Beds on Paediatric Sleep Quality	25
A Scoping Review of Outcomes Measured and Involvement of People With Intellectual Disabilities in Active Support Research	24
Development of a sexual consent intervention for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities	23
Semi‐Structured Interview Guide Development and Validation to Explore Parental Experiences and Expectations From Physiotherapy for Children With Down Syndrome	23
Narrative Practice in Investigative Interviews of Individuals With Intellectual Disability	22
Adapting psychological interventions for people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities: A behavioural activation exemplar	17
A behavioural description of meaningful moments of interaction between people with profound intellectual disabilities and support staff	15
Correction to “‘A Potentially Ticking Time Bomb’—Barriers for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in People With Intellectual Disabilities”	15
Analysis of sedentary behaviour levels and patterns in adults with Down syndrome	15
Australian Registered Nurse's' Awareness of Key Issues, Ambivalence and Education Related to the Health of People With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism	14
Correction to “I think they do not know how to lie:” The perceptions of legal support staff about person with intellectual disabilities/autism in Turkish legal system	14
The adaptive ability performance test (ADAPT): A factor analytic study in clients with intellectual disabilities	14
Issue Information	14
‘Standing up for Myself’ (STORM): Development and qualitative evaluation of a psychosocial group intervention designed to increase the capacity of people with intellectual disabilities to manage and r	13
Effects of positive behaviour support delivered by direct staff on challenging behaviours and quality of life of adults with intellectual disabilities: A multicentre cluster‐controlled trial	13
Did I Take My Medication Today? Understanding Medication Self‐Management for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Through Participatory Research	13
Prevalence of diabetes in people with intellectual disabilities and age‐ and gender‐matched controls: A meta‐analysis	13

Paternal Role of Fathers in Families of Parents With Intellectual Disabilities: Views, Barriers and Facilitators in Fulfilling This Role	13
Proxy‐report in individuals with intellectual disability: A scoping review	13
‘Not seeing people as capable’: Disability professionals' mis/understandings of ableism	13
Issue Information	12
A systematic review of community psychosocial group interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions	12
Supported employment, quality of jobs and employment typicalness: The experience of the Engage to Change project	12
The development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Scale	12
Adapting suicide safety plans for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities	12
Identifying key components of a web‐based long term care planning intervention for family caregivers of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities	11
Access to Health Care: Implementation and Outcomes of a Hospital‐Based Anaesthesia Protocol for People With Intellectual Disability	11
Current services and outcomes of formerly institutionalised and never‐institutionalised US adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A propensity score matching analysis	11
Menstrual education programs for girls and young women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review	11
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‘Playing a guessing game’: Recognising and responding to anxiety in children with intellectual disability	11
The Relationship Between Personal Wellbeing, Choice and NDIS Individualised Planning and Support for People With Intellectual Disabilities	11
Psychological aspects of being a parent of an individual with Rett syndrome: A scoping review	10
What makes life better or worse: Quality of life according to people with intellectual disabilities	10
Ultrasonography is an effective tool for breast cancer screening in individuals with severe motor and intellectual disabilities	10
Experiences of family carers in providing care to children with intellectual disabilities in India: A qualitative evidence synthesis	10
The use of proxy measurement of internal states in people with intellectual disability: A scoping review	10
Personal support networks of young people with and without intellectual disability. A comparative study	10
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Psychiatric inpatient admissions and discharges of people with intellectual disabilities: A time series analysis of English national data	9
Postural balance problems in people with intellectual disabilities: Do not forget the sensory input systems	9
Measurement of basic psychological needs for physical activity participation for college students with intellectual disabilities: A validation study	9
Parents' satisfaction with a Canadian pilot clinic to reduce waiting lists for the assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in young children	9
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Early positive approaches to support (E‐PAtS): Qualitative experiences of a new support programme for family caregivers of young children with intellectual and developmental disabilities	9
Psychosocial‐behavioural interventions for school‐aged children with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of randomised control trials	9
‘We don't have the answers’: What do we know about the experiences of psychological professionals providing virtual psychological support to people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID	9
‘They don't think I can do it’: Experiences of self‐advocates, employment specialists, and employers on employment of adults with intellectual disability	9
What are the experiences of clinical psychologists working with people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic?	9
Psychometric analysis of the Group Climate Inventory—Revised in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning in a secure residential facility	9
Navigating Unique Intersectional Experiences: LGBTQ+ Community Organisations Addressing Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities' Needs	8
The Family Game to support parents with intellectual disability in managing challenging behaviours: A replication	8
Differences in physical activity volume and intensity between Unified and non‐Unified Special Olympics football training: An observational pilot study	8
How to support peer resistance in adolescents with mild‐to‐borderline intellectual disability? Intervention development and feasibility	8
The Organisational Characteristics That Enable Successful Employment Transition for People With Intellectual Disabilities	8
Community participation in adults with autism: A systematic review	8
Medicaid long‐term services and supports and caregiving needs of caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	8
Fostering Healthy Relationships in Special Olympic Athletes: Supporting the Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Sexual Health	8
Issue Information	8
Improvement of palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities: A multi‐site evaluation	8
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Positive identity development through community engagement among youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities	7
Supervisory and administrative staff's perspectives of self‐directed supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities	7
Expectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection: Risk factors for child safety	7
The Behavior Problem Inventory‐Short Form: Psychometric Properties in a Spanish Sample of Intellectual Disabilities	7
Caregivers' perspectives on future planning for their adult children with intellectual disabilities in Romania	7

Exploring experiential elements, strategies and outcomes of quality participation for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic scoping review	7
Successful Online Exercise Intervention Studies for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Including Down Syndrome: Best Practices and Recommendations	7
The identification of exceptional skills in school‐age autistic children: Prevalence, misconceptions and the alignment of informant perspectives	7
Behaviour change techniques used in lifestyle support of adults with mild intellectual disabilities	7
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Adapting a Self‐Concept Questionnaire for Students With Intellectual Disabilities: An Inclusive Research Approach	6
Characteristics associated with frequent health system use by Australian adults with intellectual disability: A cohort study	6
Research topics in intellectual disabilities in North Korea: A scoping review	6
Transition to retirement: The lived experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities	6
Moral distress in carers for people with an intellectual disability who died during the COVID‐19 pandemic, a template analysis extending the Barlem and Ramos model of moral distr	6
Feasibility and acceptability of a culinary nutrition programme for adults with mild‐to‐moderate intellectual disability: FLIP Food and Lifestyle Information Programme	6
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Issue Information	6
The feasibility of an adapted virtual mindfulness intervention for Special Olympics athletes and their caregivers	6
Brain reserve theory: Are adults with intellectual disability more vulnerable to age than peers with typical development?	6
People with intellectual disabilities' sexuality from three different perspectives: Parents, professionals, and themselves	6
Examining cognitive accessibility of the VIA Inventory of Strengths for adults with intellectual disability	6
Interventions addressing challenging behaviours in Arab children and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism: A systematic review	6
Exploring the similarities and differences amongst service users with and without learning disabilities attending Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre	6
Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Supports During the Pandemic for Workers in Intellectual Disability Services	6
Issue Information	6
Health professionals' education related to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review	6
Exploring the victim offender overlap among people with an intellectual disability	6
The predictive value of the dynamic risk outcome scales (DROS) for recidivism in (forensic) clients with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning	6
The Role of Reproductive Injustice in the Access of Motherhood for Women With Intellectual Disabilities: A Narrative Literature Review	6
The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on jobs for people with intellectual disabilities and autism in Wales	6
Preliminary feasibility study of a cognitive stimulation therapy programme for older adults with an intellectual disability	6
Explicit and implicit attitudes of occupational therapy workshops' staff towards people with intellectual disabilities	5
Work‐Related Quality of Life and Well‐Being of Social Care Workers in the Disability Sector in Ireland	5
Sleep–wake monitoring of people with intellectual disability: Examining the agreement of EMFIT QS and actigraphy	5
Factors associated with workers' attitudes towards employment of persons with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia	5
Identifying Patient Safety Competencies for Healthcare Staff Treating Children and Young People With Intellectual Disability in Hospitals: A Delphi Study	5
Conducting theory‐based qualitative interviews with adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers: Adaptations to facilitate participation	5
Predictors of the Friendship Quality in Adults With Mild Intellectual Disability	5
‘Walk Buds’: A walking intervention to increase physical activity, physical fitness, and emotional wellbeing, in 9–13 year old children with intellectual disabilities. Results of a clustered randomise	5
Adults with intellectual disabilities and third‐wave therapies: A systematic review and meta‐ethnography	5
Researching belonging in the context of research with people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of inclusive approaches	5
Evaluating a Virtual Community‐of‐Practice as Implementation Strategy for the Needs Assessment Framework in Intellectual Disability Care: A Quasi‐Experimental Multi‐Methods Study	5
My Life: A Photovoice Exploration of Aspirations of People With Intellectual Disabilities	5
Outcome measures for economic evaluations and cost‐effectiveness analyses of interventions for people with intellectual disabilities: A methodological systematic review	5
Factors Associated With Length of Hospital Stay for Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients With Intellectual Disabilities	5
Living arrangements and satisfaction of current arrangement among autistic adults reported by autistic individuals or their caregivers	5
Factors that affect GP referral of a child with intellectual disability for a mild illness: A discrete choice experiment	5
Cognitive reserve proxies for individuals with intellectual developmental disability: A scoping review	5
A Tele‐Coaching Pilot Study: An Innovative Approach to Enhance Motor Skills in Adolescents With Down Syndrome	5
Straight from the horse's mouth: Increasing self‐report in mental health assessment in individuals with intellectual disability	5
The Role of Specialised Medical ID Expertise in Care Consultations for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Experiences of Caregivers and Patients	5
Issue Information	5
Safer Online Lives: Internet Use and Online Experiences of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities—A Survey Study	5
Hypothyroidism in a Psychiatric Outpatient Population of People With Intellectual Disabilities	5
Correction to: “Development of a sexual consent intervention for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities”	5
Association between employment status and quality of life for individuals with intellectual or developmental disability	5
The effect of a telehealth exercise intervention on balance in adults with Down syndrome	5
Factor Structure of the Center for Epidemiology Scale in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities	5
Meaningful Engagement: Exploring Principles and Actions to Build Client and Caregiver Engagement Within a Community‐Based Dual Diagnosis Service	5
Initiatives to facilitate the social inclusion of people with intellectual disability in physical activities with others in community‐based sporting, recreation and leisure activities: A scoping revie	5
Intellectual disabilities and dementia: New tasks and experiences of Austrian formal caregivers	5
A feasibility study on social competence intervention for Chinese adolescents and adults with comorbid autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability	5
Social Workers' Experiences of Working With Support Workers in Services for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in Hong Kong	5
A demographic and qualitative analysis of the determinants of success in a National Supported Employment project	5