Researchers’ Work from University of Illinois Focuses on Developmental Disabilities (Bridging Aging and Intellectual/developmental Disabilities In Research, Policy, and Practice)

2019 APR 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Daily -- Research findings on Developmental Diseases and Conditions - Developmental Disabilities are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Chicago, Illinois, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “Bridging the fields of aging and intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) in research, policy, and practice can improve the lives of people both in aging with I/DD and in older adults aging into disabilities. These two groups have both unique and common needs for health and long-term services and supports.”

Financial support for this research came from National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, Administration for Community Living.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Illinois, “Examples of bridging include exchange of research, adaptation of interventions, and development of policy embracing ideas from both fields. Research exchange includes scoping reviews of health promotion and family caregiving interventions in aging and I/DD. Adaptations from aging include chronic disease self-management, falls prevention programs, dementia caregiving, retirement planning, and end-of-life care. The Administration on Community Living programs in the United States are examples of policy initiatives that bridge aging and disabilities. Opportunities for bridging the fields of aging and I/DD exist, and there are numerous examples of productive practice. Moving forward, it is important to consider the influence of future developments, such as technology and universal design, on the bridging movement.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Further research can benefit our understanding of how to improve the bridge between these fields to an even greater extent.”

For more information on this research see: Bridging Aging and Intellectual/developmental Disabilities In Research, Policy, and Practice. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019;16(1):53-57. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1741-1130)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting T. Heller, University of Illinois, Dept. of Disability and Human Development, Chicago, IL, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12263. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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