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Identification and Analysis of Factors Contributing to the Reduction in Seclusion and Restraint for a Population with Intellectual Disability
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Larue, Caroline; Goulet, Marie-Hélène; Prevost, Marie-Josée; Dumais, Alexandre; Bellavance, Jacques – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: A cohort of 11 patients with an intellectual disability and a psychiatric diagnosis present severe behavioural disorders in psychiatric hospital of Quebec in 2009. Control-measure use for this clientele has now been reduced. How do management personnel, families and care teams explain the changes? What clinical interventions did…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Patients, Clinical Diagnosis, Behavior Problems
Quality Group Home Care for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and/or Mental Health Disorders: Yearning for Understanding, Security and Freedom
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Shipton, Leah; Lashewicz, Bonnie M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The purpose of this study was to uncover and understand factors influencing quality of care received by adults with developmental disabilities and/or mental health disorders living in group homes. Methods: The present authors conducted a secondary analysis of data from nine focus group discussions with adults with developmental…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Disorders, Group Homes
Evaluating a Research Training Programme for People with Intellectual Disabilities Participating in Inclusive Research: The Views of Participants
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Fullana, Judit; Pallisera, Maria; Català, Elena; Puyalto, Carolina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This article presents the results of evaluating a research training programme aimed at developing the skills of people with intellectual disabilities to actively participate in inclusive research. Methods: The present authors opted for a responsive approach to evaluation, using a combination of interviews, questionnaires and focus…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Research Skills, Program Evaluation
Identifying the Key Concerns of Irish Persons with Intellectual Disability
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García Iriarte, Edurne; O'Brien, Patricia; McConkey, Roy; Wolfe, Marie; O'Doherty, Siobhain – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Background: Internationally, people with intellectual disability are socially marginalized, and their rights under the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) are often ignored. Aims: This paper aims to define the key concerns of adults with an intellectual disability in relation to their participation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Adults, Attitudes
Inclusive Research: Making a Difference to Policy and Legislation
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Johnson, Kelley; Minogue, Gerard; Hopklins, Rob – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Background: While inclusive research has become an important stream in research with people with intellectual disabilities, there is a tension between the possibly empowering research process and the strength of the research itself to make social change happen. In this paper, we explore the contribution of two inclusive qualitative research…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Inclusion, Qualitative Research, Sexuality
Public Attitudes towards People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Comparison of White British & South Asian People
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Coles, Sarah; Scior, Katrina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: National and international polices promote the acceptance, integration and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities into mainstream society. However, there is little systematic research into general population attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities, and even less research, which considers the impact of…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Focus Groups, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Inclusion
Following through to the End: The Use of Inclusive Strategies to Analyse and Interpret Data in Participatory Action Research with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Kramer, Jessica M.; Kramer, John C.; Garcia-Iriarte, Edurne; Hammel, Joy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Scholars have called for research approaches that actively include and are driven by people with intellectual disabilities, but the process of inclusive data analysis has been scarcely documented in the literature. This paper demonstrates the process university researchers and a group of self-advocates used to analyse and interpret…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Action Research, Mental Retardation, Research Methodology
"If We Are Going to Include Them We Have to Do It before We Die": Norwegian Seniors' Views of Including Seniors with Intellectual Disability in Senior Centres
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Ingvaldsen, Anne Kristin; Balandin, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Concepts of inclusion and participation are at the core of both international and Norwegian policy for people with intellectual disability. The aim of this study was to identify senior centre users' views of the barriers and solutions to the inclusion of seniors with intellectual disability in community senior centres. Method: Thirty…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Community Programs, Focus Groups, Inclusion