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Measuring Quality of Life of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Psychometric Evaluation of the Personal Outcomes Scale in the United Kingdom
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Helen Buxton; Manuel Gomes; Rafael Gafoor; Zac Taylor; Vaso Totsika – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The Personal Outcomes Scale (POS) is a scale developed to measure quality of life of adults (18+) with intellectual disability. Previous studies have reported good fit for Spanish and Portuguese language versions of POS. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the factor structure of the English language version of POS when used to measure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Adults
Autonomy Support in People with Mild-to-Borderline Intellectual Disability: Testing the Health Care Climate Questionnaire-Intellectual Disability
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Frielink, Noud; Schuengel, Carlo; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Autonomy support in people with intellectual disability (ID) is an important yet understudied topic. Psychometrically sound instruments are lacking. This study tested the factor structure and reliability of an instrument for assessing the extent people with intellectual disability perceive their support staff as autonomy supportive.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Psychometrics, Factor Structure, Health Services
The Behaviour Problems Inventory-Short Form: Reliability and Factorial Validity in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Mascitelli, Andréa N.; Rojahn, Johannes; Nicolaides, Vias C.; Moore, Linda; Hastings, Richard P.; Christian-Jones, Ceri – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: The Behaviour Problems Inventory-Short Form (BPI-S) is a spin-off of the BPI-01 that was empirically developed from a large BPI-01 data set. In this study, the reliability and factorial validity of the BPI-S was investigated for the first time on newly collected data from adults with intellectual disabilities. Methods: The sample…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Adults
Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire (QOL-Q)
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Albuquerque, Cristina P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire (QOL-Q; Quality of Life Questionnaire Manual--1993 Manual and 2004 Revision. 2004, IDS Publishing Company, Worthington, OH; Schalock & Keith 2004). Method: The analysis of the factorial structure was carried out on a sample of…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Factor Structure
Cross-Cultural Validation of a Measure of Felt Stigma in People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Kock, Elizabeth; Molteno, Chris; Mfiki, Ntathu; Kidd, Martin; Ali, Afia; King, Michael; Strydom, Andre – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: One trade-off for increased independence of adults with intellectual disabilities in developing countries is that they may find themselves more exposed to the negative perceptions held by the general population regarding the mentally ill and disabled. The aim of this study was to adapt and translate a tool to measure felt stigma in…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Focus Groups, Multilingualism
Reliability and Validity Analysis of the "Stay Well and Healthy!" Health Risk Appraisal for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Earle Hahn, Joan; Aronow, Harriet Udin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The "Stay Well and Healthy!" Health Risk Appraisal (SWH-HRA) tool was developed and piloted in an in-home preventive healthcare program for persons ageing with intellectual and developmental disabilities (Aronow & Hahn 2005; Hahn & Aronow 2005). This paper presents the results of reliability and validity assessment of the SWH-HRA tool…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Nurses, Developmental Disabilities, Factor Structure