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McHugh, Louise; Simpson, Anna; Reed, Phil – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Ageing is related to significant declines in cognitive functioning. This effect can have a serious impact on the physical and psychological health of older adults as well as their quality of life. One phenomenon linked to cognitive deficits, particularly attention, that has been demonstrated to emerge with ageing is over-selectivity.…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Older Adults, Logical Thinking, Aging (Individuals)
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Wu, Chia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Little scientific research has focused on the measure of how positive wellbeing of people caring for people with disabilities. The purposes of the present study are to explore the wellbeing perception and its determinants of caregivers who caring for people with disability. We employed a cross-sectional, self-administrative structured…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Caregivers
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Hu, Jung; Yen, Chia-Feng; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Lan-Ping; Loh, Ching-Hui; Chen, Mei-Hua; Wu, Sheng-Ru; Chu, Cordia M.; Wu, Jia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study based on World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scale to examine quality of life of the caregivers caring for their children/adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan, and the factors contributing to their quality of life. Structured interviews were conducted with 597 caregivers of children/adolescents…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Correlation, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
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Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Wahler, Robert G.; Singh, Judy; Sage, Monica – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Happiness is a critical indicator of quality of life in humans. A few studies have measured levels of happiness displayed under different conditions by individuals with profound multiple disabilities. We were interested in determining whether increasing the mindfulness of caregivers would result in increased levels of happiness in adults with…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Quality of Life, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Disabilities