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Direct linkIsabelle Assouline; Diane Morin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Attitudes towards intellectual disability play an important role in the social inclusion and well-being of persons with intellectual disability. Few studies have examined attitudes of staff working in the specialised service industry, which may have an even greater impact. This study aimed to better understand these attitudes. Methods:…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Allied Health Personnel, Attitude Measures
Pérez-Conesa, Francisco J.; Romeo, Marina; Yepes-Baldó, Montserrat – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Little is known about the relation between satisfaction, commitment and motivation among employees with mild intellectual disabilities. The present research analyses the moderated effect of commitment on the relation between satisfaction of employees with intellectual disabilities and their motivation. Method: Employees with legally…
Descriptors: Employees, Mild Intellectual Disability, Job Satisfaction, Motivation
Rivard, Mélina; Mello, Catherine; Mercier, Céline; Lefebvre, Christine; Millau, Marie; Morin, Marjorie; Morin, Diane; Abouzeid, Nadia; Chatenoud, Céline – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: ETAP-1 was created to evaluate the quality of services trajectory from families' perspective. The items of ETAP-1 were developed from previous studies on integrated care, existing quality assessments, and consultations with families and experts in evaluation and in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: The questionnaire was completed…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Test Construction
Collins, Kirsten; Gratton, Caroline; Heneage, Celia; Dagnan, Dave – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This study aimed to develop a self-report measure of paid caregivers' empathy towards people with intellectual disabilities. Materials and Methods: Following questionnaire development, 194 staff working in services for people with intellectual disabilities completed self-report questionnaires, including the new empathy measure. The…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregivers, Empathy, Intellectual Disability
Puyalto, Carol; Pallisera, Maria; Fullana, Judit; Vilà, Montserrat – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Despite an increase in inclusive studies in recent years, research on the views of the people with and without disabilities who have participated in these studies is scarce. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and views of advisors with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled researchers who collaborated together on…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Intellectual Disability, Questionnaires, Researchers
Gerreth, Karolina; Borysewicz-Lewicka, Maria – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: A patient's with disability everyday life is rife with many limitations such as architectural, transport, information as well as medical, psychological, legal, economic and social barriers. The aim of this study was to evaluate access to dental health care of special-care schoolchildren with intellectual disability on the basis of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Dentistry, Dental Health, Parent Attitudes
Grey, Jillian M.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Providing long-term care to an adult relative with intellectual disability can impact negatively on caregivers' health and well-being. Methods: Data were collected via online and postal questionnaires on 110 family carers' physical and psychological health, family stress and perceived positive gains from caring. Psychological…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Family Relationship
Fullana, Judit; Pallisera, Maria; Català, Elena; Puyalto, Carolina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This article presents the results of evaluating a research training programme aimed at developing the skills of people with intellectual disabilities to actively participate in inclusive research. Methods: The present authors opted for a responsive approach to evaluation, using a combination of interviews, questionnaires and focus…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Research Skills, Program Evaluation
Wooderson, John R.; Cuskelly, Monica; Meyer, Kim A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Front-line managers play an important role in managing the performance of staff working in services for people with intellectual disability, but little is known about the practices they prefer to use to improve staff performance and whether these align with what research has shown to be effective. Method: This study comprised two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrators, Performance Factors, Preferences
Vilaseca, Rosa; Gràcia, Marta; Beltran, Francesc S.; Dalmau, Mariona; Alomar, Elisabeth; Adam-Alcocer, Ana Luisa; Simó-Pinatella, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The study assesses the support needs of individuals with intellectual disability and their families in Catalonia. The present authors examine family quality of life (FQoL), identify the individual services required and assess families' perceptions of the extent to which their family member with intellectual disability and they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Needs Assessment, Family Needs
Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The topic of funerals within the life cycle approach to care in the UK remains largely absent. This small exploratory study sought to investigate how practitioners deal with this sensitive issue and to capture the views of older people with and without intellectual disabilities about funerals. Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire…
Descriptors: Death, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
Young Children's Attitudes toward Peers with Intellectual Disabilities: Effect of the Type of School
Georgiadi, Maria; Kalyva, Efrosini; Kourkoutas, Elias; Tsakiris, Vlastaris – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: This study explored typically developing children's attitudes towards peers with intellectual disabilities, with special reference to the type of school they attended. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and fifty-six Greek children aged 9-10 (135 in inclusive settings) completed a questionnaire and an adjective list by Gash ("European…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
Salaun, Laureline; Reynes, Eric; Berthouze-Aranda, Sophie E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Background: In adolescents with intellectual disability, the management of obesity is a crucial issue, yet also quite complex because of their particular perception of themselves. This study investigated the relationship between self-perception variables and morphological variables and their changes after a 9-month Adapted Physical Activity (APA)…
Descriptors: Obesity, Adapted Physical Education, Adolescent Attitudes, Mental Retardation
Lewis, Sharna; Stenfert-Kroese, Biza – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: It has been suggested that inequalities in health care for people with intellectual disabilities may be partly explained by negative attitudes of health professionals. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and emotional reactions reported by nursing staff working in general hospitals towards caring for patients with…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Negative Attitudes, Hospitals
Grandisson, Marie; Tetreault, Sylvie; Freeman, Andrew R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Promoting the health and social participation of adolescents with intellectual disability is important as they are particularly vulnerable to encountering difficulties in those areas. Integration of these individuals in integrated sports is one strategy to address this issue. Methods: The main objective of this study was to gain a…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
