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Direct linkAlice Maniezki; Vicente Martínez-Tur; Yolanda Estreder; Carolina Moliner; José Ramos – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: A growing number of services are focused on people with intellectual disabilities. Our study investigates interpersonal justice (interpersonal treatment families receive from service professionals) perceived by family members as a heuristic (cognitive shortcut) they can use to evaluate service performance directed towards improving the…
Descriptors: Sheltered Workshops, Program Evaluation, Intellectual Disability, Family (Sociological Unit)
Katherine Pye; Hannah Jackson; Teresa Iacono; Alan Shiell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Many autistic children access some form of early intervention, but little is known about the value for money of different programs. We completed a scoping review of full economic evaluations of early interventions for autistic children and/or their families. We identified nine studies and reviewed their methods and quality. Most studies involved…
Descriptors: Economics, Early Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children
Kate E. Strater; Mia R. Kurkechian; Kassandra P. Weber – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2024
With growing opportunity for students with intellectual and developmental disability to access a variety of inclusive higher education programs comes an increased need for program implementers to evaluate practices and outcomes alongside participants. This mixed-method, exploratory study examines self-determined goal setting, goal attainment, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion
McDonald, T. A. Meridian; Lalani, Salima; Chen, Ivy; Cotton, Claire M.; MacDonald, Lydia; Boursoulian, Lana J.; Wang, Jiahao; Malow, Beth A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Published self-determination programs do not adequately address the needs of autistic adults. We designed a multi-component self-determination program, grounded in the neurodiversity paradigm, to help autistic adults achieve goals to improve their quality of life. The first phase involved 5 days of psychoeducation, practice, and social events; the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Program Evaluation, Feasibility Studies, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Christina Nicolaidis; Mirah Scharer; Dora M. Raymaker; Joseph Vera; Todd Edwards; Ian Moura; Mary Baker-Ericzén; Joelle Maslak; Liu-Qin Yang; Rachel Kripke-Ludwig; Steven K. Kapp; Andrea Joyce; Anna Wallington; Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) Outcomes Project Team – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
People are increasingly recognizing the need for service interventions to improve the lives of autistic adults. However, less is known about how to best evaluate such services. We aimed to identify (1) which self-reported outcomes are most important to measure when evaluating the effectiveness of services for autistic adults and (2) what survey…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Program Evaluation, Intervention
Voss, Hille; Vogel, Anique G. F. M.; Wagemans, Annemieke M. A.; Francke, Anneke L.; Metsemakers, Job F. M.; Courtens, Annemie M.; de Veer, Anke J. E. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
In this article we describe how an advance care planning (ACP) program was developed, implemented, and evaluated. Our aim was to improve ACP in palliative care for people with intellectual disability (ID). The program was based on 10 competencies needed for ACP and was developed in a co-design process with people with ID, relatives, and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Planning, Medical Services, Quality of Life
Cuesta Gómez, José Luis; Anuncibay, Raquel de la Fuente; González Bernal, Jerónimo; García Coto, Miguel Angel – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Objective: The evaluation of individual and organizational quality of life through the Guide to Quality-of-Life Indicators and its promotion in English-speaking areas. This guide was initially designed for people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder in specialist autism centers in Spanish and Italian-speaking areas where its effectiveness has been…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires
BoAe Im; HyunSoo Oh; SooHyun Kim; HyeSun Jeong; WhaSook Seo – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Rheumatic diseases are known to be associated with the development of metabolic syndrome, which increases mortality rates due to cardiovascular complications. Although a variety of self-management programs for rheumatic diseases have been developed, few have concentrated on metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to develop and verify a blended (a…
Descriptors: Self Management, Patients, Comparative Analysis, Diseases
Groenendijk, E. R.; Van Heijst, B. F. C.; Geurts, H. M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
There are currently no old-age specific interventions for autistic adults. Therefore, in this explorative study, we examined the possible effects of a co-designed psychoeducation program for older autistic adults (55+ years), with a multiple case study design (N = 9, age 56-73 years; Netherlands Trial Register (code Trial NL5670)). For each…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Psychoeducational Methods, Intervention, Older Adults
Download full textPérez-Jorge, David; Barragán-Medero, Fernando; Herrera-Hernández, Juan Manuel; Falcón-Chueca, Selene – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
The evaluation results of the Orthogeriatric Unit at Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Hospital, Tenerife, Canary Islands, are set out in this paper. The fundamental aim has been the assessment of comprehensive rehabilitation and the improvement of quality of life, which would allow a faster discharge process for patients over 65 years of age. A…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Health Services, Program Evaluation, Geriatrics
Spear, Anne; Chapman, Natasha – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2020
In 2015, a university from Hong Kong led an international service-learning course to Kigali, Rwanda. The focus of the course was to install solar panels in individual households in a community, on the outskirts of Kigali, without access to electricity. The following year, the Hong Kong university partnered with a university in the United States…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Service Learning
Sheppard-Jones, Kathleen; Kleinert, Harold; Butler, Laura; Whaley, Barry – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Higher education is increasingly becoming an option for young adults with intellectual disability (ID). Although initial evaluations of postsecondary education for this population have been promising, a broader "quality of life" framework needs to be adopted in order to truly understand the impact of these programs. Moreover, researchers…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Longitudinal Studies, Research Needs, Higher Education
Savage, Melissa N.; Tomaszewski, Brianne T.; Hume, Kara A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability often do not engage in healthy levels of physical activity despite its many benefits. We conducted a randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the Step It Up program, which used supported self-management strategies, on daily step counts, health…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Comparative Analysis
Penney, Wendy; Meyer, Julienne; Cash, Penny; Clinnick, Lisa; Martin, Louise – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2017
The implementation of action learning workshops in three nursing homes in rural Victoria, Australia has been critical in the re-visioning of how care can be enhanced for residents. The workshops were designed with the intent of improving quality of care for residents by providing health care staff with opportunities to learn together and effect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
Jamison, T. Rene; Schuttler, Jessica Oeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
A majority of social skills research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and interventions target school age males and no published studies target adolescent females with ASD or related disabilities. Females with ASD are at risk for internalizing symptoms, and experience greater challenges in socialization and communication as social demands become…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Self Management, Adolescents, Females
