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Information and communication technology use in daily life among young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability
Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2929-9902
Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5976-5193
Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3680-9341
Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2511-9502
2020 (English)In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, ISSN 1744-6295, E-ISSN 1744-6309, Vol. 4, no 3, p. 289-308Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Information and communication technology (ICT) increases participation in life activities, and young adults are frequent users. Young adults with intellectual disability (ID) do not use ICT as much as their peers, and little is known about how ICT is used by young adults with ID. This study describes the use of ICT from the perspective of young adults with mild to moderate ID in a municipal social care context.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information from 11 young adults with mild-to-moderate ID living in residential care and analysed using a content analysis.

Results:ICT was used for family relationships, daily support, interactions based on interests and amusement, and as support for offline activities. Family members were important providers of support for ICT use.

Conclusion: Young adults with mild-to-moderate ID use ICT in their daily life. The social care context needs to be further investigated due to its influence on the young adults' access to ICT and need of support.

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Sage Publications, 2020. Vol. 4, no 3, p. 289-308
Keywords [en]
information and communication technology, intellectual disability, social care, young adults
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Health Sciences Social Work
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-108794DOI: 10.1177/1744629518784351ISI: 000568554000002PubMedID: 30010467Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85075383812OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-108794DiVA, id: diva2:1803155
Available from: 2023-10-06 Created: 2023-10-06 Last updated: 2023-10-09Bibliographically approved

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