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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care, Kingston & St George's University …
Verified email at kingston.ac.uk
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Communication difficulties and intellectual disability in end-of-life care

I Tuffrey-Wijne, L McEnhill - International journal of palliative …, 2008 - magonlinelibrary.com
… who have cancer (Tuffrey-Wijne and Davies, 2007; Cresswell and Tuffrey-Wijne, in press)
A … and 543 postal questionnaires) (Tuffrey-Wijne et al, 2007b; TuffreyWijne et al, in press) A …

End‐of‐life and palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities who have cancer or other life‐limiting illness: a review of the literature and available resources

I TuffreyWijne, J Hogg, L Curfs - Journal of applied research in …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background As patterns of morbidity and mortality are changing, more people with intellectual
disabilities develop cancer or other life‐limiting illness. This paper reviews the literature …

The palliative care needs of people with intellectual disabilities: a literature review

I Tuffrey-Wijne - Palliative Medicine, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
People with intellectual disabilities are among the most disadvantaged groups in society. A
literature review was conducted aiming to answer the following question: What are the …

Using Nominal Group Technique to investigate the views of people with intellectual disabilities on end‐of‐life care provision

I TuffreyWijne, J Bernal, G Butler… - Journal of advanced …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Title. Using Nominal Group Technique to investigate the views of people with intellectual
disabilities on end‐of‐life care provision Aim. This paper is a report of a study using the …

Co‐researching with people with learning disabilities: an experience of involvement in qualitative data analysis

I TuffreyWijne, G Butler - Health Expectations, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background People with learning disabilities have been included in research as co‐researchers
since the 1990s. However, there is limited literature about the processes of involving …

Doing research on people with learning disabilities, cancer and dying: ethics, possibilities and pitfalls

I TuffreyWijne, J Bernal… - British Journal of Learning …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible summary • We have done research about cancer, death and dying. People with
learning disabilities who had cancer were in our studies. This paper is about making sure …

The barriers to and enablers of providing reasonably adjusted health services to people with intellectual disabilities in acute hospitals: evidence from a mixed-methods …

I Tuffrey-Wijne, L Goulding, N Giatras, E Abraham… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify the factors that promote and compromise the implementation of reasonably
adjusted healthcare services for patients with intellectual disabilities in acute National …

A new model for breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities

I Tuffrey-Wijne - Palliative medicine, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To develop a model for breaking bad news that meets the needs of people with
intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design: A two-phase qualitative study featuring: (I) focus group …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying the factors affecting the implementation of strategies to promote a safer environment for patients with learning disabilities in NHS hospitals: a mixed …

I Tuffrey-Wijne, N Giatras, L Goulding, E Abraham… - 2015 - europepmc.org
Background There has been consistent evidence that people with learning disabilities
experience health inequalities and poor NHS health-care provision, leading to avoidable harm …

The palliative care needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and their access to palliative care services: A systematic review

…, S Brearley, K Hunt, I Tuffrey-Wijne - Palliative …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is evidence that people with intellectual disabilities experience healthcare
inequalities, including access to specialist palliative care, but to date, there has not been a …