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Niemeijer, A.; Frederiks, B.; Depla, M.; Eefsting, J.; Hertogh, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: The demand for (care) services for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is on the rise, because of an expanding population of people with ID as resources are concurrently diminishing. As a result, service providers are increasingly turning to technology as a potential answer to this problem. However, the use and application of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Dementia, Concept Mapping
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Jansen, J.; Rozeboom, W.; Penning, C.; Evenhuis, H. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Epidemiological information on age-related cardiovascular disease in people with intellectual disability (ID) is scarce and inconclusive. We compared prevalence and incidence of cerebrovascular accident and myocardial infarction over age 50 in a residential population with ID to that in a general practice population. Method: Lifetime…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Heart Disorders, Incidence
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Van Duijn, G.; Dijkxhoorn, Y.; Scholte, E. M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, I. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: To help children with Down syndrome reach optimum levels of adaptive behaviour, caretakers need to know how and to what extent children with Down syndrome acquire adaptive skills. Method: The adaptive levels of motor, daily living, communicative and social behavioural skills were determined in a group of 984 Dutch children with Down…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Coping, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Oeseburg, B.; Jansen, D. E. M. C.; Groothoff, J. W.; Dijkstra, G. J.; Reijneveld, S. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) (ID-adolescents) and adolescents with chronic diseases are both more likely to have emotional and behavioural problems. The aim of this study was to assess the association between chronic diseases in ID-adolescents and emotional and behavioural problems in a large school-based sample.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Incidence
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Dusseljee, J. C. E.; Rijken, P. M.; Cardol, M.; Curfs, L. M. G.; Groenewegen, P. P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Community participation has been defined as performing daytime activities by people while interacting with others. Previous studies on community participation among people with intellectual disability (ID) have mainly focused on the domestic life aspect. This study investigates the variation in community participation in the domains…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation, Participation
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Noens, I.; van Berckelaer-Onnes, I.; Verpoorten, R.; van Duijn, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: The ComFor (Forerunners in Communication) is an instrument to explore underlying competence for augmentative communication. More specifically, it measures perception and sense-making of non-transient forms of communication at the levels of presentation and representation. The target group consists primarily of individuals with autism…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Verbal Communication, Psychometrics
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Verhoeven, L.; Vermeer, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: The aim of the present study was to examine the literacy achievement of 10- to 12-year-old native and non-native children with intellectual disabilities (ID) living in the Netherlands. An intriguing question within this context was whether the second language learning non-native children with ID would show a double disadvantage when…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning, Syntax