Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Caregivers

  • Funded by HRB Ireland, Irish Research Council
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $74,172.44
  • Funder

    HRB Ireland, Irish Research Council
  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Christine Linehan
  • Research Location

    Ireland
  • Lead Research Institution

    University College Dublin
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Policy research and interventions

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Disabled persons

  • Occupations of Interest

    Caregivers

Abstract

People with intellectual disabilities face specific disadvantage during the pandemic; symptoms may go unnoticed, treatment may be withheld, social distancing measures may result in behaviours that challenge. Our survey aims to capture people's experience so we can use findings to develop policy and practice guidelines for this population'