Helping Supporters and Professionals Help People with Learning Disabilities
Here we provide some extra information and guides for professionals and support workers, working with people with learning disabilities
Please use the following links to help find your wanted measure
Mini-MANS-LD (Quality of Life)
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Mini-MANS-LD Administrator Script
Guidance for adminstrators on how to read the questions.
Mini-MANS-LD User Guide
Description of the background, purpose and the scoring system on the Mini-MANS-LD
Mini-MANS-LD Score sheet
A score sheet to use with the Mini-MANS-LD
MANS-LD Longer Version Questionnaire
A longer version of the Mini-MANS-LD is available, this is called the MANS-LD
GAD-7 (Anxiety) and PHQ-9 (Depression)
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GAD-7 and PHQ-9 Research Summary
Clinical Guidance
Clinician guidance for using the adapted measures
Research Paper
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EQ-5D-LD-beta
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We recommend that the Mini-MANS-LD is used together with the EQ-5D-LD-beta (accessible prompts) as a measure of health related quality of life. We have developed accessible prompts, the EQ-5D-LD-beta, to support the use of the EQ-5D. The EQ-5D scales require registration by EuroQol here https://euroqol.org/register/ before using. Please contact kate.theodore@rhul.ac.uk to obtain a copy of the accessible EQ-5D-LD-beta prompts, once you have registered with EuroQol
WEMWBS-ID (Wellbeing measure)
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To access the accessible Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale, register for a non-commercial license here
Once registration is complete, click the link under the Translations and adaptations section, and it is the top measure.
AUDIT (Alcohol Use)
Accessible Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
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HoNOS-LD (Mental Health Needs)
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To access the HoNOS-LD and HoNOS-ID scales go to
CORE-LD (Psychological Therapy Outcome Monitoring)
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To access the LD-CORE go to
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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Assessment tools relevant to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
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Assessment of Cognitive Mediation in People with Learning Disabilities
Emotional Recognition Task
Identification of anxiety words
Evaluative Beliefs Scale
The Social Comparison Scale
The Stigma Questionnaire
Need Help?
if you want to find out more, contact kate.theodore@rhul.ac.uk
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