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Direct linkFlynn, Samantha; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Hood, Kerry; Toogood, Sandy; Felce, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The review examined the effectiveness of Active Support (RQ1) and stakeholders' experiences of the model (RQ2). Method: Data were meta-analysed (RQ1; studies = 14) and synthesized narratively (RQ2; studies = 10). Results: By follow-up (6 months post-training), effect sizes (RQ1) for resident total activity engagement were significant…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Residential Programs, Staff Development
Felce, David; Perry, Jonathan; Kerr, Michael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The quality of life of adults with intellectual disabilities living in the family home is an under-researched area. The current study compared indicators of household and community activity between adults living in family homes and those in out-of-family placements. Methods: Four datasets were merged to produce information on the…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Place of Residence, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Peer reviewedFelce, David; Bowley, Clare; Baxter, Helen; Jones, Edwin; Lowe, Kathy; Emerson, Eric – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Active Support, a package of procedures which includes activity planning, support planning, and training on providing effective assistance, was evaluated in five community residences serving 19 adults with severe mental retardation. Findings indicated that the likelihood of a resident engaging in activity significantly increased following staff…
Descriptors: Activities, Adults, Group Homes, Maintenance
Peer reviewedFelce, David – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
Draws together the results of seven studies that investigated factors influencing the effects of service quality in community-based residential services for people with severe mental retardation. Results found that quality of staff and resident activity is dependent on an interaction between the structure, orientation, and procedures followed…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Group Homes
Felce, David; And Others – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
The study compared effects on the behavioral functioning of 12 severely retarded adults of either large hospitals or small community-based houses. Use of an observational measure of purposeful activity as well as of staff behavior indicated increased client functioning in the small homes, particularly in domestic activity and interaction with…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills
Peer reviewedFelce, David; Repp, Alan – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Small community homes in England for severely and profoundly mentally retarded adults are described and compared to institutional settings and larger community units. The small homes were found to produce beneficial client functioning and high levels of staff/client interaction. The paper concludes that interaction effects are possibly more…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Ecology
