Department of Social Care and Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Tizard Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Nov;37(6):e13302. doi: 10.1111/jar.13302.
People with intellectual disabilities commonly experience multiple barriers to 'going out'.
This paper explores what barriers prevented people from going out, and if the extent and nature of going out changed over time for people with intellectual disabilities as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed.
Data are drawn from a wider study that explored, at four time points, the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities through the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
The number of people leaving the house for almost all reasons increased over time through the pandemic, except for some outdoor participation and exercise. However, there was a significant decrease in outdoor exercise at the final time point of the study. Reliance on other people and a lack of availability of support were identified as barriers.
A combination of factors restricted the extent to which people were going out even after COVID-19 protections were lifted.
智障人士普遍面临着“外出”的多重障碍。
本文探讨了在 COVID-19 大流行期间，是什么阻碍了人们外出，以及智障人士外出的范围和性质是否随时间的推移而发生变化。
数据来自一项更广泛的研究，该研究在四个时间点上通过 COVID-19 大流行探索了英国智障人士的经历。
除了一些户外活动和锻炼外，随着时间的推移，人们出于几乎所有原因外出的人数都有所增加。然而，在研究的最后一个时间点，户外活动的人数显著减少。依靠他人和缺乏支持被确定为障碍。
即使 COVID-19 保护措施解除后，多种因素也限制了人们外出的程度。
