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Louise E M Kemna1,2, Joanne E L VanDerNagel1,2,3,4, Jeannette G van Manen2,3
1Aveleijn, Borne, the Netherlands.
Background:
Perceptions and attitudes related to co-occurring intellectual disability and substance use disorder (SUD) may differ among professionals across different care settings. This study explores these potential differences between intellectual disability care and addiction care.
Method:
In a cross-sectional comparative study, perceptions and attitudes among health care professionals working in both systems were collected through the Illness Perception Questionnaire and Medical Condition Regards Scale.
Results:
Addiction care professionals showed greater understanding of SUD and more positive attitudes towards patients with co-occurring conditions. In contrast, intellectual disability care professionals scored higher in emotional response. Demoralisation correlated negatively, and illness coherence and personal control positively with attitudes towards these patients.
Conclusions:
These findings suggest more negative attitudes towards patients with an intellectual disability and co-occurring SUD among professionals in intellectual disability care compared to addiction care, and argue for efforts to further improve attitudes in order to enhance care for these patients.
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