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Direct linkTaylor, Joshua; Avellone, Lauren; Brooke, Valerie; Wehman, Paul; Inge, Katherine; Schall, Carol; Iwanaga, Kanako – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Although competitive integrated employment (CIE) has been established as a goal of employment research, policy, and practice for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the secondary benefits of CIE are rarely discussed. Aims: The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze and synthesise research related to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Level, Mental Health
Bailey, Darcie-Anne; Ford, Laurie; Knight, Victoria F. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Despite having higher levels of mental health difficulties than the general population, limited research exists about how individuals with intellectual disabilities view mental health. Providing education about mental health literacy can contribute to maintaining positive mental health. Individuals who understand positive mental health…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Positive Attitudes
Robertson, Janet; Beyer, Steve; Emerson, Eric; Baines, Susannah; Hatton, Chris – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: There is strong evidence indicating that paid employment is generally good for the physical and mental health of the general population. This systematic review considers the association between employment and the health of people with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Studies published from 1990 to 2018 were identified via electronic…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Employment Level, Correlation, Physical Health
Physical Activity Levels of Children and Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Intellectual Disability
Wouters, Marieke; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Regular participation of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilites in physical activity is important to maintain good health and to acquire motor skills. The aim of this study was to investigate the habitual physical activity in these children. Methods: Sixty-eight children and adolescents (2-18 years) with a…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Intellectual Disability, Motor Development, Children
McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip; Burke, Eilish; Carroll, Rachel; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The benefits of being in employment are well documented; however, underemployment is a critical issue for people with intellectual disability (ID). Some individuals perceive themselves as being in employment when in fact they are attending a non-work site such as a day service. The impact that this perception of employment has on other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Underemployment, Day Programs
Couzens, Donna; Haynes, Michele; Cuskelly, Monica – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Associations among cognitive development and intrapersonal and environmental characteristics were investigated for 89 longitudinal study participants with Down syndrome to understand developmental patterns associated with cognitive strengths and weaknesses. Materials and Methods: Subtest scores of the Stanford-Binet IV collected…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Predictor Variables, Educational Experience, Cognitive Development
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Hindmarsh, Gabrielle; Chan, Jeff – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is an urgent need for developing reliable, valid and practical instruments that assess and classify the support needed by persons with disability to function in their chosen living, working and social environments. I-CAN is an instrument that addresses the frequency and level of support needed (not individual skills or deficits)…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Empowerment, Social Influences, Evaluation Methods
Graham, Hilary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: There is an enduring association between socioeconomic position and health, both over time and across major causes of death. Children and adults with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately represented among the poorer and less healthy sections of the population. But research on health inequalities, and on the broader societal…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Longitudinal Studies, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences
Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: There is an increasing interest in the notion of health disparities, inequities and inequalities in Canada and elsewhere. In Canada, individuals with disabilities represent one of six groups identified as particularly vulnerable to health disparities. Method: This paper combines the literature related to the concepts of inequity and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences
