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Ageing with a learning disability
— self-building peer support to combat loneliness and social isolation | | Author(s) | Andrew Power, Ruth Bartlett |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 26, no 2, December 2016 |
| Publisher | British Society of Gerontology, December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 23-27 |
| Source | http://www.britishgerontology.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Loneliness ; Isolation ; Advocacy ; Social contacts ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | In recent years, around one third of local authorities have closed day services to adults with learning disabilities, resulting in about 1 in 4 of these adults being stuck at home and vulnerable to social isolation. In addition, an outcome of local authority austerity cuts have affected the whole adult social care sector. The co-researchers of this article wanted to find out what is filling this gap for people with learning disabilities' daily lives, and particularly to know whether local peer advocacy has a role to play. Interviews were conducted with 12 participants in two age groups (40-55 and 55+). The study also identified a small range of local peer-support groups around the urban region where the study took place, which enabled people to meet other self-advocates and to feel comfortable being with others. Not only did this form of peer advocacy relieve loneliness and isolation, it also gave participants the opportunity to learn skills enabling them to participate in the community. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180629221 A |
| Classmark | E4: DV: TP: IQ: TOA: 3DP |
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