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Lin, Shu-Yuan; Tseng, Hui-Chen – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate short-term changes of frailty in adults and identify predictors of frailty and disability changes between baseline and the follow-up. A cohort study was conducted in 85 adults with intellectual disability (ID) in southern Taiwan. Variables of frailty phenotype, Barthel Index, fall, comorbidity, and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Adults, Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables
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Wang, Xichen; Wang, Qianqian; Ma, Minjie; Gu, Zhengwei; Shi, Yang; Wang, Tingzhao – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The study explores the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on the academic outcomes of children with intellectual disability (ID), and the role of parental participation and parental attitudes toward educational communicators in this process. A total of 305 children with ID from special needs schools and their parents and teachers in China…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Intellectual Disability, Academic Achievement
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Tone Hee Åker; Karianne Moen; Kristina Areskoug Josefsson; Patsie Frawley – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Violence prevention approaches using social-ecological models inform interventions for people with intellectual disability, who often face barriers to accessing generalist courses. This study explores the experiences of healthcare professionals leading a prevention course specifically designed for adults with intellectual disability. Through…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Victoria Sánchez-Gómez; Mauricio López-Cruz; Antonio M. Amor – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This study addresses the need to reinforce the reading learning of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in general education classrooms. A standardized way of assessing support needs in reading (SNr) from the teachers' perspective is proposed. The objectives were (i) to develop an instrument and evaluate its properties…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Teachers, Intellectual Disability
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Overwijk, Annelies; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; van der Schans, Cees P.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Waninge, Aly – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) need support from direct support professionals (DSPs) to engage in a healthy lifestyle. However, literature shows DSPs feel insufficiently equipped to support a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a theory-based program for DSPs to support physical activity and healthy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Health Promotion, Life Style
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Shuoxi Huang; Donna H. Lehr; Zachary Rossetti; Mian Wang – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This study investigated Chinese special education teachers' perceptions and practices of individualizing instruction for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Semistructured interviews were conducted with 31 teachers who taught elementary Chinese language arts and math in six public special education schools for students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Xu, Tianxi; Qian, Xueqin; Rifenbark, Graham G.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Hagiwara, Mayumi – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
This study explores the psychometric properties of "Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report" (SDI:SR) in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and without disabilities in China. The paper-and-pencil version of SDI:SR Chinese Translation (SDI:SR Chinese) was used to explore self-determination across students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Self Determination, Intellectual Disability
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Shaw, Leslie A.; Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the cross-cultural validity of the Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report, a newly developed measure of self-determination grounded in Causal Agency Theory. The tool was translated to Spanish and administered to American and Spanish adolescents. The sample was structured to include adolescents with…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Cross Cultural Studies, Intellectual Disability, Validity
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Hronis, Anastasia; Roberts, Lynette; Kneebone, Ian – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Research supports the use of psychological therapies among people with mild to moderate intellectual disability (ID). One barrier to people with ID accessing psychological treatments is the confidence of mental health practitioners. This article explores the confidence of Australian clinicians in providing therapy to people with ID. One hundred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Mental Health Workers, Delivery Systems
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Marshall, Sheila K.; Stainton, Tim; Wall, Jessie M.; Zhu, Ma; Murray, John; Wu, Siwei; El Bouhali, Asmae; Parada, Filomena; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Young, Richard A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Eight dyads (N = 16) residing in Western Canada participated in this investigation of how young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their parents jointly construct, articulate, and act on goals pertinent to the young adults' transition to adulthood. Using the action-project method to collect and analyze conversations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Curryer, Bernadette; Stancliffe, Roger J.; Dew, Angela; Wiese, Michele Y. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Increased choice and control is a driving force of current disability policy in Australia for people with disability and their families. Yet little is known of how adults with intellectual disability (ID) actually experience choice and control within their family relationships. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis of individual,…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Independent Living
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John, Aesha; Roblyer, Martha Zapata – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
We examined relevance of the key constructs of the stress and resilience framework in the urban Indian context. Analyses of interviews with urban Indian mothers (N = 47) of a 3-6 year old child with intellectual disability generated themes on maternal appraisals of the child's disability, perceived stressors, and resources. Mothers seemed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Child Rearing, Intellectual Disability