Matilda is an NIHR funded feasibility study, led by Professor Taggart on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the MATILDA intervention to support older adults with learning disability to their improve health, wellbeing and social networks compared to usual care. This 30-month study will run in N Ireland and London to test whether Matilda can help older people with learning disabilities participate in local community groups with the support of mentors without learning disabilities.
Contact
Professor Laurence Taggart
Professor of Intellectual Disability Research-
Areas of expertise
- Health of people with intellectual disabilities
- Development and testing of interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and knowledge translation