Lianne Bakkum, Lotte Piekema, Linda Douma, Carlo Schuengel, Paula Sterkenburg, Esmee Adam, Annet Ten Brug, Noud Frielink, Petri Embregts, Anne Tharner
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with intellectual disabilities living in care facilities could not receive visitors. Health authorities suggested the use of digital social contact as an alternative for in-person visits. We examined how people with intellectual disabilities living in care facilities experienced the use of digital social contact with their informal social network throughout 2020. Residents, their relatives, volunteer visitors, direct support staff, and care facility managers ( N = 283) completed an online questionnaire, of whom 35 participated in an interview...
October 25, 2023: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities: JOID