Gaining actionable knowledge to improve local health-promoting capacities in long-term care support settings for people with intellectual disabilities

Kristel Vlot-van Anrooij*, Jenneken Naaldenberg, Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, Annelies Overwijk, Koos van der Velden, Geraline L. Leusink

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Abstract

Objective: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are largely dependent on their environment to live healthily and, in this, ID-support organizations play a vital role. An environmental asset mapping tool for ID-support settings has been developed. This study aims to provide insight into whether or not the tool can provide a comprehensive view on assets in the system and actionable knowledge to improve health-promoting capacities in ID-support settings. Methods: Fifty-seven users from four setting completed the tool on availability, user satisfaction, and dreams regarding social, physical, organizational, and financial assets. Results: The findings provide a comprehensive view of available assets. Together with user satisfaction and dreams for improvements, they provide actionable knowledge for improving the health-promoting capacities of the settings, including: (1) how use of available assets can be improved, (2) the type of assets that should be enriched, and (3) the assets that can be added to the system. Conclusion: The asset mapping tool provides a comprehensive view on assets in the system and actionable knowledge to improve health-promoting capacities in ID-support settings. Practice implications: ID-support organizations can use the tool to generate actionable bottom-up knowledge for priority setting and implementing interventions to improve their health-promoting capacities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-415
Number of pages9
JournalPatient Education and Counseling
Volume105
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by ZonMw ( Nationaal Programma Gehandicapten , grant number: 80-84500‐98-118 ) and the Academic Collaborative Stronger on Your Own Feet.

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