Deaf Residents with Intellectual Disabilities during the First Covid-19 Associated Lockdown

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Two indicators for stress (mood and aggressive behavior) were evaluated in order to investigate the effect of the restrictions taken against the spread of the coronavirus on people who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and have intellectual disabilities (ID). In three therapeutic living communities, specifically designed for the visual communication needs of people who are DHH and have ID, the mood of the residents is routinely assessed by staff members and every aggressive incident is recorded with the Staff Observation of Aggressions Scale-Revised (SOAS-R). For the 38 residents who were present 8 weeks before the first lockdown (t1) and the following 8 weeks (t2), mood ratings and ratings of aggressive behavior were compared between the two time periods. In contrast to our hypothesis the mood ratings of the residents had a slight significant improvement, whereas the incidents and severity of aggressive behavior did not change significantly. These results suggest that with proper communicative support, individuals who are DHH and have ID can cope effectively with significant restrictions imposed by a pandemic-caused lockdown.

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Salzner, J., Dall, M., Weber, C., Holzinger, D., & Fellinger, J. (2021). Deaf Residents with Intellectual Disabilities during the First Covid-19 Associated Lockdown. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 26(4), 556–559. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enab019

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