Short-term pscyho-education for carers to reduce over medication of people with intellectual disabilities SPECTROM dataset

This research project assessed the feasibility of the SPECTROM training and education programme within the Australian context. SPECTROM (Short-term psycho-education for carers to reduce over-medication of people with intellectual disabilities) aims to provide training and education to disability support workers about common psychotropic medications that are prescribed, what they are used for, common side effects, education on non-pharmacological alternatives to medication that may be used to reduce distress in adults with intellectual disabilities, as well as tips in how to reduce a participant's own level of stress.
The aim of the project was to understand participant perceptions (applicability, acceptability, practicality, and relevance) of the SPECTROM program in the Australian disability service context, the barriers and facilitators of delivering the SPECTROM program in Australia and if the SPECTROM program change participant ‘psychotropic knowledge,’ confidence, and ‘attitude to behaviours of concern.’ The data in the repository includes confidential survey data of participant demographics, knowledge of psychotropic medication and confidence and attitudes to behaviours of concern. It also includes the interview transcripts which have not been made publicly available due to privacy.
To discuss the dataset, contact the author Nathan Wilson [email protected] 0000-0002-6979-2099 or Macey Barratt ORCID 0000-0002-8020-8172. The coding and subthemes of the qualitative data have been made publicly available.