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'It's Got Its Ups and Downs': What People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Supported Living and Residential Care Like and Dislike about Their Home
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Francesca Ribenfors; Lauren Blood; Chris Hatton; Anna Marriott – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Given the current sociopolitical climate, people with intellectual disabilities are spending more time at home. Much housing-related research focuses on informant-completed measures and quantifiable outcomes. By contrast, this article explores the perspectives of adults with intellectual disabilities concerning what they liked or…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Residential Care, Intellectual Disability, Adults
A Qualitative Study about Quality of Life in Brazilian Families with Children Who Have Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
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Rodrigues, Stephania A.; Fontanella, Bruno J. B.; Avó, Lucimar R. S.; Germano, Carla M. R.; Melo, Débora G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This study investigated the psychocultural perspectives concerning family quality of life among Brazilian families with children who have severe or profound intellectual disability. Methods: Individual in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 15 mothers, selected by convenience, were analysed using a categorical thematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Severe Intellectual Disability, Family Environment
"I Know It Was Every Week, but I Can't Be Sure if It Was Every Day": Domestic Violence and Women with Learning Disabilities
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McCarthy, Michelle; Hunt, Siobhan; Milne-Skillman, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Domestic violence against women is well researched in the general population, but much less so in relation to women with learning disabilities. This qualitative research study interviewed 15 women with learning disabilities who had experienced domestic violence about their experiences, the impact of the violence on them and their…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Coping, Phenomenology