How I got here: Career influences on healthcare professionals who work with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities

IF 2.5 4区 医学 Q2 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Hannah P. McCann, Sydnie E. Smith, Richard C. Urbano, Elisabeth M. Dykens, Robert M. Hodapp
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Abstract

Although increasing the healthcare workforce serving those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) remains critical, we know little about how current healthcare workers began serving this population. Surveying 153 U.S.-based healthcare professionals who work with persons with IDD, this study examined the presence, influence, and nature of their disability-related experiences. The most common and influential experiences involved pre- and post-professional disability training. Less frequent, albeit influential, experiences included being a sibling or having other family members with disabilities and working at disability-related camps. First encounters with persons with IDD occurred during the child and adolescent (i.e., preprofessional) years for 38% of respondents, with slightly lower percentages occurring earlier (34%, involving family) or later (28%, during pre- or post-professional training). Those with family or child–adolescent first encounters more often also reported disability experiences in subsequent periods. Respondents spoke of the formative effects of hands-on disability training as well as of family and child–adolescent experiences, although some disability-related careers also featured an element of chance. Practical and policy implications are discussed.

我是如何来到这里的:职业对从事智力和发育障碍工作的医疗保健专业人员的影响
尽管增加为智力和发育障碍(IDD)患者服务的医疗保健人力仍然至关重要,但我们对当前的医疗保健工作者如何开始为这一人群服务知之甚少。本研究调查了153名与IDD患者一起工作的美国医疗保健专业人员,调查了他们与残疾相关的经历的存在、影响和性质。最常见和最有影响的经验涉及职业前和职业后的残疾培训。虽然有影响,但不太常见的经历包括作为兄弟姐妹或有其他家庭成员患有残疾,以及在与残疾有关的营地工作。38%的应答者在儿童和青少年时期(即职业前)首次接触缺碘症患者,发生较早(34%,涉及家庭)或较晚(28%,在职业前或职业后培训期间)的百分比略低。那些与家人或青少年初次接触的人在随后的时期也经常报告有残疾经历。尽管一些与残疾有关的职业也有机会的因素,但受访者谈到了残疾实践培训以及家庭和儿童青少年经历的形成作用。讨论了实际和政策影响。
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