%0 Journal Article
%T With the best intentions: Implications on self-determination during Covid-19 restrictions.
%A Melbøe L
%A Kane AA
%J J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
%V 37
%N 4
%D 2024 Jul
%M 38813709
%F 2.162
%R 10.1111/jar.13257
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>In times of crisis, the interests of the individual might be sacrificed for the health and safety of others. The aim of this study was to explore the situation under Covid-19 for persons with intellectual disabilities, focusing on implications on the right to self-determination within health protection.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>To understand how the relevant legal framework was governed by authorities and service providers during the Covid-19 pandemic, we have performed semi-structured interviews with 19 service providers in municipal home care services.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Many residents were provided adequate and adapted information about Covid-19, but very few were involved in the introduction and implementation of infection control measures.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Our study has revealed how a crisis such as the pandemic not only puts the health of people with intellectual disabilities at risk, but also challenges their right to self-determination.