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A healthy diet to reduce the risk of dementia in people with a learning disability

04 August 2017

Learning Disability Practice

Evidence & practice

There is an increased prevalence of dementia in people with a learning disability, but modifiable lifestyle factors, such as healthy eating, may reduce this risk....

Optimal nutrition for bone health in people with a learning disability

25 January 2017

Learning Disability Practice

Evidence & practice

People with learning disabilities are at increased risk of low bone mineral density, osteopenia, osteoporosis and fractures, compared to the general population,...

Prevalence and management of coeliac disease in people with Down’s syndrome

08 May 2018

Learning Disability Practice

Nutrition

People with Down’s syndrome are more likely to have additional health complications than the general population, including coeliac disease. It is important to...

Person-centred care for people with learning disabilities: the application of Kitwood’s theory

26 May 2020

Learning Disability Practice

communication

Tom Kitwood’s conceptual approach has been widely used to provide person-centred care for people living with dementia, but has not previously been explored in...

Helicobacter pylori: nurses’ perceptions of diagnosis and treatment in adults

13 February 2020

Learning Disability Practice

Infection prevention and control

Background Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that lives in the stomach’s gastric mucosa layer. H. pylori is a carcinogen that increases the risk of stomach and...

Triangulating visual and verbal data to enhance research interviews with people with learning disabilities

30 January 2025

Learning Disability Practice

evidence and practice

Background: People with learning disabilities often use visual data such as photographs and graffiti walls to express themselves, and recently there has been a rise...

13 February 2025 / Vol 28 issue 1

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