A longitudinal study of psychological distress during and after COVID‐19 restrictions in caregivers of children with intellectual disability in the UK
The study shows that both child behaviours that challenge and caregiver psychological distress reduced as lockdown ended. However, caregiver coping strategies may have contributed to psychological distress, which has potential implications for interventions and support for caregivers.
Authors
- Karri Gillespie‐Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3059-7632)
- Doug McConachie
- Thomas Gallagher‐Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-6703)
- Carrie Ballantyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-6787)
- Emily Marriott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-3612)
- Hope Christie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4486-0734)
- Caroline Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-4147)
- Hayley Crawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-7029)
- Jo Van Herwegen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-1818)
- Laura A. Outhwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-7775)
- Karen Goodall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-9098)
- Joanna Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7676-933X)
- Freyja Steindorsdottir
- Grace Khawam
Institutions
- University of Surrey (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Liverpool Hope University (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University of the West of Scotland (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCPP Advances
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12261
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council