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Current Services and Outcomes of Formerly Institutionalised and Never-Institutionalised US Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Tichá, Renáta; Pettingell, Sandra L.; Houseworth, James; Bershadsky, Julie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Deinstitutionalization research shows better services and outcomes relative to institutional life but has not compared formerly institutionalised and never-institutionalised service users. Methods: We used propensity score matching (PSM) to match formerly institutionalised and never-institutionalised participants on six personal…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Facilities
Longitudinal Use and Factors Associated with Public Transport and Other Travel Options for Older People with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland
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McCausland, Darren; Stancliffe, Roger J.; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Transport is an important basis for social participation. Challenges to accessing and using transport for people with intellectual disabilities increase their risk of exclusion and loneliness. Method: Data from a nationally representative study of older people with intellectual disabilities (n = 708) were used to examine longitudinal…
Descriptors: Transportation, Travel, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
Policy Implications, Eligibility, and Demographic Characteristics of People with Intellectual Disability Who Access Self-Directed Funding in the United States
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Cherry, Elizabeth; Stancliffe, Roger J.; Emerson, Eric; Tichá, Renata – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
This study identifies factors (state of residence, personal characteristics, and living situation) associated with access to self-directed funding (SDF) for adults with intellectual disability in the United States. Data from 10,033 participants from 26 states in the 2012-2013 National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey were analyzed. We…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Place of Residence, Individual Characteristics, Geographic Location
Demographic Characteristics, Health Conditions, and Residential Service Use in Adults with Down Syndrome in 25 U.S. States
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie; Larson, Sheryl A.; Engler, Joshua; Taub, Sarah; Fortune, Jon; Bershadsky, Julie – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This study describes service users with Down syndrome (N = 1,199) and a comparative sample with intellectual and developmental disabilities but not Down syndrome (N = 11,182), drawn from National Core Indicator surveys of adult service users in 25 U.S. states. Individuals with Down syndrome were younger than were individuals without Down syndrome.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Residential Programs, Adults
Overweight and Obesity among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Who Use Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability Services in 20 U.S. States
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie; Larson, Sheryl; Engler, Joshua; Bershadsky, Julie; Taub, Sarah; Fortune, Jon; Ticha, Renata – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The authors compare the prevalence of obesity for National Core Indicators (NCI) survey participants with intellectual disability and the general U.S. adult population. In general, adults with intellectual disability did not differ from the general population in prevalence of obesity. For obesity and overweight combined, prevalence was lower for…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Adults, Females
Loneliness and Living Arrangements
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie; Doljanac, Robert; Byun, Soo-Yong; Taub, Sarah; Chiri, Giuseppina – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Adults with ID/DD live in increasingly small community settings, where the risk of loneliness may be greater. We examined self-reported loneliness among 1,002 individuals with ID/DD from 5 states in relation to community residence size, personal characteristics, social contact, and social climate. One third reported being lonely sometimes and one…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Social Environment, Psychological Patterns, Place of Residence
Residential Supports for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Lakin, K. Charlie; Stancliffe, Roger J. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
This article reviews the current and changing status of residential supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). It examines four major trends in those supports: (1) Decreasing use of larger institutions and increasing use of community housing; (2) Decreasing size among community settings; (3) Increasing numbers…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Public Policy, Place of Residence