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Understanding Quality of Working Life of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities
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Flores, Noelia; Jenaro, Cristina; Orgaz, M. Begona; Martin, M. Victoria – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: This paper examines the perceived quality of working life of workers with intellectual disabilities. Specifically, this paper looks at participants' perceptions in relation to perceived job demands and resources and their impact on experienced job satisfaction. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 507 workers with intellectual…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Quality of Working Life
Carer Knowledge and Perceptions of Healthy Lifestyles for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Melville, Craig A.; Hamilton, Sarah; Miller, Susan; Boyle, Susan; Robinson, Nicola; Pert, Carol; Hankey, Catherine R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Carers can have a significant impact supporting people with intellectual disabilities to make healthy lifestyle choices. This study examines carers' training needs on diet and physical activity. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken of the knowledge and perceptions of carers supporting adults with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Knowledge Level
Individual Characteristics and Service Expenditure on Challenging Behaviour for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Hassiotis, Angela; Parkes, Charles; Jones, Lee; Fitzgerald, Brian; Romeo, Renee – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: English policy argues that people with intellectual disabilities should be supported in their local communities. There is considerable evidence that this aspiration is not being achieved. This paper seeks to look at the subsection of people with intellectual disabilities who have expensive care needs because of challenging behaviour,…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems
Methodological Issues in Inclusive Intellectual Disability Research: A Health Promotion Needs Assessment of People Attending Irish Disability Services
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Boland, M.; Daly, L.; Staines, A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: This paper describes a novel combination of inclusive methods to evaluate health and health promotion needs of service users (clients) with intellectual disability. Sixty centres provide disability services to over 900 clients with intellectual disability in the East Coast Area Health Board region of Ireland (population approximately…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Needs Assessment, Mental Retardation
Preliminary Findings of Health Promotion Plans among Institutions Caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A National Survey in Taiwan
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Loh, Ching-Hui; Yen, Chia-Feng; Lee, Jiunn-Tay; Chwo, Miao-Ju; Wu, Jia-Ling; Li, Chi-Wei; Lin, Ya-Wen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: In encouraging good health for people with intellectual disabilities, health promotion serves as an effective intervention. However, little is known about health promotion strategies for this sector of the population. The objectives of this study were to describe the current profile of health promotion planning among institutions…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Mental Retardation, Nurses, Foreign Countries
From Institutional to Community Support: Consequences for Medical Care
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van Loon, Jos; Knibbe, Jeroen; Van Hove, Geert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: Concerns have been raised about the quality of medical care available for people with intellectual disabilities in community-based services. The aims of this study were to evaluate a model of medical care developed during a programme of deinstitutionalization, based on a specialist physician supporting general practitioners (GPs).…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Physicians, Normalization (Disabilities)