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Direct linkKoritsas, Stella; Iacono, Teresa – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The authors investigated secondary conditions in people with developmental disabilities in terms of (a) the average number of conditions experienced and overall health and independence, (b) their degree and nature, and (c) gender differences. Information was obtained by a questionnaire completed by the caregivers for 659 people with developmental…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Health, Gender Differences, Caregivers
Koritsas, Stella; Iacono, Teresa – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
The effects of secondary conditions across adults with autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy were explored in terms of overall limitation in life participation and independence, changes over time, and the degree and nature of limitation in specific secondary conditions. Information was obtained for 35 adults with autism, 49 with Down syndrome,…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Autism, Caregivers, Down Syndrome
Iacono, Teresa – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
The aim of this article is to consider the implications for research involving people with intellectual disability--a vulnerable group--of ethics committees' attempts to apply these guidelines. The issue explored is whether committees such as Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECS) and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are becoming increasingly…
Descriptors: Committees, Ethics, Mental Retardation, Access to Information
Iacono, Teresa – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Evident from the responses to the author's paper is the fact that other researchers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have had cause to consider the issues that contribute to the complexities of involving people with intellectual disabilities, who may not be able to provide their own consent, in research. Comments by Aman and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Researchers, Committees, Ethics
Iacono, Teresa; Bloomberg, Karen; West, Denise – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2005
Background: The "Triple C" was designed to assess the communication skills of people with severe disabilities and to sensitise support workers to their communicative behaviours. The study aim was to investigate the Triple C's internal consistency and construct validity. Method: Deidentified data from the completed checklists of 172 adults with…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Communication Skills, Construct Validity, Disabilities
Galea, Jennifer; Butler, Jenny; Iacono, Teresa; Leighton, Daniel – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
The aims of this study were to evaluate components of a new tool, the Assessment of Sexual Knowledge (ASK), and to use it to assess the sexual knowledge of adults with intellectual disability. The ASK consists of a Knowledge Section, an Attitudes Section, a Quick Knowledge Quiz and a Problematic Socio-Sexual Behaviours Checklist. A sample of 96…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Sexuality, Test Reliability
