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      Experiences and needs of direct support staff working with people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A thematic analysis

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          Abstract

          Background

          The present study aimed to explore the experiences and needs of direct support staff during the initial stage of the COVID‐19 lockdown in the Netherlands.

          Method

          Overall, eleven direct support staff were recruited from five intellectual disability services to participate in this descriptive qualitative study. They recorded 34 audio messages during the considered period. Thematic analysis was used to analyse these audio recordings.

          Results

          Four themes emerged: (1) Emotional impact, which pertained to various emotions they experienced in their work; (2) Cognitive impact, which referred to challenges and changes they had undergone in their work; (3) Practical impact, which centred on the practical impact of the pandemic on their work; and (4) Professional impact, which concerned their experiences with other professionals.

          Conclusions

          This study provides valuable insights into the experiences and needs of direct support staff during the COVID‐19 pandemic, which, in turn, can help inform practice in preparation for a second wave of COVID‐19 or another future pandemic.

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                Contributors
                p.j.c.m.embregts@tilburguniversity.edu
                Journal
                J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
                J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
                10.1111/(ISSN)1468-3148
                JAR
                Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
                John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Hoboken )
                1360-2322
                1468-3148
                21 September 2020
                : 10.1111/jar.12812
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Tranzo, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Tilburg University Tilburg The Netherlands
                [ 2 ] ASVZ Sliedrecht The Netherlands
                Author notes
                [*] [* ] Correspondence

                Petri J. C. M. Embregts, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands.

                Email: p.j.c.m.embregts@ 123456tilburguniversity.edu

                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3567-1528
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-8100
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8489-8409
                Article
                JAR12812
                10.1111/jar.12812
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                32954585
                fc5d15b2-228d-453c-bac4-3c266cf0a50a
                © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

                This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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                : 01 July 2020
                : 17 July 2020
                : 30 August 2020
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 1, Pages: 11, Words: 13905
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