The IST-ID study finished in May 2021. We would like to thank everyone who took part in the study. Feel free to read the study report and infographics under Dissemination.
Intensive Support Teams for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour
The IST-ID study is a project led by Professor Angela Hassiotis that aims to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of intensive support teams for adults with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour.
Dissemination
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The IST-ID study: Quantitative findings | The IST-ID study: Qualitative findings |
- Publications
Kouroupa, A., Hassiotis, A., Hamza, L., Courtenay, K., Hall, I., Langdon, P. E., Taggart, L., Crossey, V., Lloyd-Evans, B., & Morant, N. (2023). Stakeholder perspectives on intensive support teams for adults with intellectual disabilities who display behaviour that challenges in England. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities,1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13129
Hassiotis A, Kouroupa A, Hamza L, Morant N, Hall I, Marston L, et al. Intensive support teams for adults with intellectual disabilities displaying challenging behaviour: the IST-ID mixed-methods study. (2022). Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(33). https://doi.org/10.3310/CHDC1642
Hassiotis, A., Langdon, P., Courtenay, K., Hall, I., Lloyd-Evans, B., Romeo, R., . . . Taggart, L. (2020). Expanding capacity in mental health research in intellectual disabilities. BJPsych Bulletin, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2020.117
Hassiotis, A., Walsh, A., Budgett, J., Harrison, I., Jones, R., Morant, N., . . . Lloyd-Evans, B. (2020). Intensive support for adults with intellectual disability and behaviours that challenge: A survey of provision and service typologies in England. BJPsych Open, 6(2), E20. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2020.2
- IST-ID Newsletters
- Useful links
NHS England: Learning Disabilites