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Menopause Experiences and Attitudes in Women with Intellectual Disability and in Their Family Carers
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lu, Zxy-Yann Jane; Pu, Cheng-Yun – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: Little is known about how middle-aged and older women with intellectual disability (ID) cope with life transitions such as perimenopause and postmenopause. Method: A mixed methods approach was employed to explore the attitudes toward and experiences of menopause among women with ID and their family carers in one city in Taiwan.…
Descriptors: Females, Well Being, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Staff in Residential Settings for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison between Three Residential Models
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Kroger, Teppo; Lee, Yue-Chune – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: This cross-sectional study aims to assess whether there are differences in staff job satisfaction, including organizational and individual characteristics, between three residential models for adults with intellectual disabilities (small residential home, group home and institution) and to investigate the organizational and individual…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals)
Respite Care as a Community Care Service: Factors Associated with the Effects on Family Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disability in Taiwan
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Tzou, Ping-Yi; Pu, Cheng-Yun; Kroger, Teppo; Lee, Wan-Ping – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: This study examines the effects and associated factors of respite care, which was legislated as a community service for adults with an intellectual disability (ID) in Taiwan in 1997. Method: A total of 116 family carers who live with an adult with ID and have utilised the respite care program were surveyed using standardised measures.…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Life Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries