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Direct linkDoan, Tan N.; Lennox, Nicholas G.; Taylor-Gomez, Miriam; Ware, Robert S. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: There is concern about widespread medication use by people with intellectual disability (ID), especially psychotropic and anticonvulsant agents. However, there is sparse information on prescribing patterns in Australia. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between 2000 and 2002 among adults with ID who live in the community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Drug Therapy, Adults
Nasuti, Gabriella; Stuart-Hill, Lynneth; Temple, Viviene A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) has been used with clinical and healthy populations to assess functional capacity and cardiovascular fitness. The aim of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability of a modified-6MWT as well as concurrent validity of walk distance with peak oxygen uptake (VO[subscript 2] peak). Method:…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation, Adults
Gomez, Laura E.; Arias, Benito; Verdugo, Miguel Angel; Navas, Patricia – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Most instruments that assess quality of life have been validated by means of the classical test theory (CTT). However, CTT limitations have resulted in the development of alternative models, such as the Rasch rating scale model (RSM). The main goal of this paper is testing and improving the psychometric properties of the INTEGRAL…
Descriptors: Evidence, Models, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Scheirs, Jan G. M.; Blok, Jan B.; Tolhoek, Myrte A.; El Aouat, Fadoua; Glimmerveen, Johanna C. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: To gain more insight into the antecedent factors of restraint in institutionalised people with intellectual disability (ID), the role played by several demographic and psychological client variables was investigated. Methods: The data of 475 people (age range 12-95 years) who were residents in a Dutch institution for people with ID…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Care, Adolescents
Interacting with Adults with Congenital Deafblindness: The Experiences of Disability Support Workers
Prain, Meredith; McVilly, Keith R.; Ramcharan, Paul – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: This study aimed to gain greater insight into the perspectives of staff on their interactions with adults with congenital deafblindness in light of the research literature reporting these interactions to be lacking in quality and quantity. Method: Data from interviews with 8 disability support workers were analysed using the approach…
Descriptors: Adults, Congenital Impairments, Deaf Blind, Interaction
Mohr, Caroline; Tonge, Bruce J.; Taffe, John; Einfeld, Stewart L. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Standardised normative data for checklists of behavioural and emotional disturbance have a demonstrated usefulness for clinicians, researchers, and service providers. Method: The Developmental Behaviour Checklist for Adults (DBC-A) was the instrument used in a large-scale Australian study (n = 1,538) of emotional and behavioural…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Norms, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Griffith, Gemma M.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Nash, Susie; Jones, Robert S. P.; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: The experiences of older parents of adults with Asperger syndrome have not been explored in the research literature. Method: Four families who had middle-aged offspring with Asperger syndrome were interviewed (3 mothers and 1 couple), and the interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results: Six…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Social Isolation, Adults, Parents
Caton, Sue; Chadwick, Darren; Chapman, Melanie; Turnbull, Sue; Mitchell, Duncan; Stansfield, Jois – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: People with intellectual disability (ID) are more likely to have health problems than people without disability. Little previous research has investigated health from the perspective of the people with ID themselves. We aimed to focus on what people with ID understand being healthy to mean and what their experiences are of healthy…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Life Style, Health Behavior, Knowledge Level
Johnson, Hilary; Douglas, Jacinta; Bigby, Christine; Iacono, Teresa – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Relationships develop through social interaction and assist with participation and inclusion. Little is known about how relationships develop between people with severe intellectual disability who have limited communication and others. Method: Interactions were observed between 6 adults with severe intellectual disability and paid…
Descriptors: Adults, Severe Mental Retardation, Interpersonal Relationship, Models
Hayashi, Mayumi; Arakida, Mikako; Ohashi, Kazutomo – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Sex education should include social skills, such as those that allow individuals to relate, socialise, and communicate with others, to assist people with intellectual disability (ID) to live life fully in the community. Objectives: We administered and investigated the effects of a program involving 8 interactive sex education sessions…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Sex Education, Mental Retardation
Tsao, Raphaele; Fartoukh, Mickael; Barbier, Marie-Laure – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Although there is growing awareness about the potential for people with Down syndrome (DS) to become literate, we know little about the characteristics of handwriting within this population. Methods: Thirty-three participants took part in this experiment. Eleven adults with DS and 22 typically developing individuals (11 children…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Age, Handwriting, Down Syndrome
Implementation of Systematic Instruction to Increase Client Engagement in a Day Habilitation Program
Crites, Steven A.; Howard, Barbara H. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Individuals with severe disability exiting school are likely to be enrolled in day activity and sheltered workshops at least as often as in supported employment. Such facilities are often staffed by paraprofessionals who may not have the skills to engage clients in meaningful activities. This article describes a 3-phase staff training…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Severe Disabilities, Autism, Sheltered Workshops
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Vulnerability and Protection Talk: Systemic Therapy Process with People with Intellectual Disability
Pote, Helen; Mazon, Teresa; Clegg, Jennifer; King, Susan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Vulnerability and protection are key concepts within the literature relating to systemic therapy for people with an intellectual disability (ID). This paper explores the processes by which these concepts were discussed in systemic therapy sessions. Method: Four videotapes of systemic therapy sessions were evaluated using a qualitative…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Siblings, Mental Retardation, Therapy
Greenspan, Stephen; Switzky, Harvey N.; Woods, George W. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Survival in the everyday world (in both social and practical functioning) depends on one's ability to recognise and avoid going down the worst possible path, especially when doing so places one at risk of death, injury, or social disaster. Most people possess "common sense" (the ability to recognise obvious risk) but some people lack that ability…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Mental Retardation, Crime, Correctional Rehabilitation
