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Pain Assessment in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; a Pilot Study into the Use of the Pain Behaviour Checklist in Everyday Practice
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van der Putten, Annette; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Because of their physical and general health problems, people with a combination of profound intellectual and severe or profound motor disabilities (PIMD) are at risk of pain-related medical conditions. They are fully dependent on support professionals for the detection and accurate interpretation of nonverbal pain behaviour. These professionals…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Pain, Behavior, Severe Mental Retardation
Focus on Interaction: The Use of an Individualized Support Program for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Vlaskamp, Carla; van der Putten, Annette – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
In supporting individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), professionals have expressed the need for a person-centered planning method especially targeted for the highly complex and specialized support needs of these clients. The current study has evaluated the effectiveness of an Individual Support Program especially…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Client Characteristics, Multiple Disabilities, Interaction
Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire to Measure the Quality of Life of People with Profound Multiple Disabilities (QOL-PMD)
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Petry, Katja; Maes, Bea; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Because of a shortage of valid instruments to measure the QOL of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD), the QOL-PMD was developed. In the present study, possibilities for item reduction as well as the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were examined. One hundred and forty-seven informants of people with PMD participated in the…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life, Construct Validity, Questionnaires
Measuring the Quality of Life of People with Profound Multiple Disabilities Using the QOL-PMD: First Results
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Petry, Katja; Maes, Bea; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study focused on the objective components of quality of life (QOL) of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). More specific, we aimed at evaluating different dimensions of QOL of people with PMD and investigating the association between their QOL and several personal (age, gender, intellectual capabilities, motor limitations,…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Health Conditions, Quality of Life