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Direct linkFerguson, L.; Murphy, G. H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: This study had two aims: to investigate the capacity of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) to make decisions about their medications, and to evaluate whether the provision of training (information) sessions on medications would increase their capacity. Method: Twenty-eight adults (18 male and 10 female), with a mild to…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Drug Therapy, Self Determination, Training
Dagnan, D.; Hull, A.; McDonnell, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Beliefs about the controllability of behaviour have been consistently shown to be important in understanding the responses of carers to the challenging behaviour of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). This paper reports the reliability and validity of the Controllability Beliefs Scale (CBS), a 15-item measure of beliefs…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Mental Retardation
Morin, D.; Rivard, M.; Crocker, A. G.; Boursier, C. P.; Caron, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Public attitudes towards persons with intellectual disabilities (IDs) have a significant effect on potential community integration. A better understanding of these can help target service provision and public awareness programmes. Objectives: The objective of the present study is threefold: (1) describe public attitudes towards persons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Comparative Analysis
Wong, D. F. K.; Poon, A.; Kwok, Y. C. Lai – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Caring for a child with intellectual disability can be stressful. No data on the longer-term effects of cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) on parents from a Chinese-speaking background who have children with intellectual disabilities are available in the literature. This study attempted to fill this research gap by examining the…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Maintenance, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
van der Schuit, M.; Peeters, M.; Segers, E.; van Balkom, H.; Verhoeven, L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: For pre-school children, the home literacy environment (HLE) plays an important role in the development of language and literacy skills. As there is little known about the HLE of children with intellectual disabilities (ID), the aim of the present study was to investigate the HLE of children with ID in comparison with children without…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Environment, Language Skills, Mental Age
Nota, L.; Ferrari, L.; Soresi, S.; Wehmeyer, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: The international literature has documented that self-determination is impacted by environmental factors, including living or work settings; and by intraindividual factors, including intelligence level, age, gender, social skills and adaptive behaviour. In addition, self-determination has been correlated with improved quality of life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Social Work, Quality of Life
