Good life in old age: Qualitative interviews about ageing with older adults with mild intellectual disability, prior to an educational intervention.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-11 DOI:10.1177/17446295231213689

Marianne Holmgren, Gerd Ahlström

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Abstract

Background: Knowledge about ageing from the perspective of people with intellectual disability is extremely scarce, which means a lack of evidence-based interventions for healthy ageing adjusted to their needs.

Aim: To investigate how people with intellectual disability experience ageing, prior to an educational intervention.

Methods: Twenty-six persons with mild intellectual disability, age 42-74 (mean 61.3) were interviewed and the text was analyzed qualitatively.

Results: The main findings are reflected in the themes Live for today - tomorrow you are old and Need of support to enable a meaningful ageing. The participants avoided thinking about ageing, which they associated with retirement, loneliness and social isolation, increased need for help in everyday life, worsening health and death. Meaningful ageing meant continuance of leisure activities and working as long as possible.

Conclusions: Interventions to prepare people with mild intellectual disability for healthy ageing must take into account these people's loneliness.

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老年美好生活：在教育干预之前，对患有轻度智力残疾的老年人进行关于老龄化的定性采访。

背景：从智障人士的角度来看，关于老龄化的知识极为匮乏，这意味着缺乏针对健康老龄化的循证干预措施来适应他们的需求。目的：调查智障人士在接受教育干预之前是如何经历衰老的。方法：对26名年龄42～74岁（平均61.3岁）的轻度智力残疾患者进行访谈，并对文本进行定性分析。结果：主要发现反映在主题“为今天而活——明天你就老了”和“需要支持才能实现有意义的衰老”中。参与者避免考虑衰老，因为衰老与退休、孤独和社会孤立、日常生活中对帮助的需求增加、健康和死亡恶化有关。有意义的老龄化意味着继续进行休闲活动并尽可能长时间地工作。结论：为轻度智障患者做好健康老龄化准备的干预措施必须考虑到这些人的孤独感。

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Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Multiple-

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3.40

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13.30%

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期刊介绍： The principal aim of the journal is to provide a medium for the exchange of best practice, knowledge and research between academic and professional disciplines from education, social and health settings to bring about advancement of services for people with intellectual disabilities. The idea of a practice-led journal is both exciting and timely. This journal serves as a medium for all those involved with people with intellectual disabilities to submit and publish papers on issues relevant to promoting services for people with intellectual disabilities.