Can video prompting be used to teach employment skills to older adults with moderate to moderate-severe intellectual developmental disabilities?

IF 2.6 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Research in Developmental Disabilities Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ridd.2025.105112

Tanweer Milhem-Midlej , Sarit F.A. Szpiro

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Abstract

Background

Being employed gives people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDDs) a daily routine and helps them develop a range of physical, cognitive, and social skills, along with a sense of independence, but many have difficulty integrating into the work force. Assistive technologies may support employment but research on their efficacy is scarce. The study examined the impact of using video prompting on the ability of older adults with IDD to learn two new employment-related tasks.

Method

In this single-subject study design, we examined six adult participants (over age 50) with IDD, asking whether viewing video prompts on a tablet could help them learn novel work-related duties. We compared the completion of steps in these work tasks before the intervention, during the intervention (with prompts), and after the intervention (with no prompts).

Results

All participants showed the ability to learn. Accuracy in follow-up was better than in the baseline sessions, albeit with some variability: three performed the tasks correctly in follow-up when they were not given prompts, but the accuracy of the remaining three participants dropped, suggesting the utility of longer interventions.

Conclusions

Video prompts may promote active aging and independence in older adults with IDD by teaching new work skills.

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视频提示能否用于对中度至中重度智力发育障碍的老年人进行就业技能教学？

背景：就业给智力发育障碍（IDDs）患者提供了日常生活，并帮助他们发展了一系列身体、认知和社交技能，以及独立意识，但许多人很难融入工作队伍。辅助技术可能支持就业，但对其功效的研究很少。这项研究考察了使用视频提示对患有IDD的老年人学习两项与就业相关的新任务的能力的影响。方法：在这个单受试者研究设计中，我们检查了6名患有IDD的成人参与者（50岁以上），询问在平板电脑上观看视频提示是否可以帮助他们学习新的工作职责。我们比较了干预前、干预期间（有提示）和干预后（没有提示）完成这些工作任务的步骤。结果：所有参与者均表现出学习能力。尽管有一些差异，但随访的准确性比基线的要好：在没有提示的情况下，有3名参与者正确地完成了任务，但其余3名参与者的准确性下降了，这表明更长时间干预的效用。结论：视频提示可以通过教授新的工作技能来促进老年IDD患者的积极老龄化和独立性。

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Research in Developmental Disabilities Multiple-

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5.50

自引率

6.50%

发文量

178

期刊介绍： Research In Developmental Disabilities is aimed at publishing original research of an interdisciplinary nature that has a direct bearing on the remediation of problems associated with developmental disabilities. Manuscripts will be solicited throughout the world. Articles will be primarily empirical studies, although an occasional position paper or review will be accepted. The aim of the journal will be to publish articles on all aspects of research with the developmentally disabled, with any methodologically sound approach being acceptable.