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Direct linkMcGillivray, J. A.; Lau, A. L. D.; Cummins, R. A.; Davey, G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Subjective wellbeing (SWB) in people with intellectual disabilities has been the focus of increased interest in the identification of support needs and as an outcome measure for interventions and service delivery evaluations. It is therefore important to conduct further research in this area, and to develop appropriate scales to…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is much interest in the use and prevention of unnecessary restrictive behavioural procedures; however, accurate estimates of their use are lacking. The Healthcare Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection (2007) recently reported such data from a large sample of units administered by the National Health Service (NHS).…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Drug Therapy
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Hindmarsh, Gabrielle; Chan, Jeff – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The supports paradigm has shifted focus from assessing competence and deficits among people with disabilities to identifying supports needed to live meaningful and productive lives in inclusive settings. Consequently, a rigorous and robust system is required that is capable of accurately determining the type and intensity of support…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Well Being, Classification
Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lin, Li-Chan; Pu, Cheng-Yun; Lee, Wan-Ping; Chang, Shu-Chuan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: The disability policy in Taiwan has traditionally emphasized residential care in large institutions and, more recently, medium-sized group homes. This paper compares the relative costs, services provided and outcomes between the traditional institutions, medium-sized group homes and new small-scale community living units that were…
Descriptors: Costs, Residential Institutions, Group Homes, Mental Retardation
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Hindmarsh, Gabrielle; Chan, Jeff – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is an urgent need for developing reliable, valid and practical instruments that assess and classify the support needed by persons with disability to function in their chosen living, working and social environments. I-CAN is an instrument that addresses the frequency and level of support needed (not individual skills or deficits)…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Empowerment, Social Influences, Evaluation Methods
Hallam, Angela; Beecham, Jennifer; Knapp, Martin; Carpenter, John; Cambridge, Paul; Forrester-Jones, Rachel; Tate, Alison; Coolen-Schrijner, Pauline; Wooff, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: There have been major changes in the provision and organization of services for people with intellectual disabilities in England over the last 30 years, particularly deinstitutionalization and the development of the mixed economy of care. The experiences of the people who participated in the Care in the Community Demonstration…
Descriptors: Health Services, Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation, Hospitals
