ERIC Number: EJ1188839
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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The Quality of Life Perceptions of People with Intellectual Disability and Their Proxies
Simões, Cristina; Santos, Sofia
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v41 n4 p311-323 2016
Background: The quality of life (QOL) perceptions reported by adults with intellectual disability (ID) might not reflect their QOL as assessed by support staff or family members. The main purpose of this research was to examine the consistency and agreement between self-report and report-of-others ratings and to analyse if there are predictors for the differences between these respondents. Method: For each person with an ID who completed a self-report measure (n = 69), a report-of-others section was conducted by interviewing one key institutional worker and one family member. QOL was assessed by the Escala Pessoal de Resultados, the Portuguese version of the Personal Outcomes Scale. Results: The findings highlighted a sizeable agreement among people with ID, support staff, and family members, although significant differences were found between the respondents. Among other determinants, the health status of the people with ID was the factor that most significantly contributed to the disagreement among the participants. Conclusions: The results indicated that the QOL scores among respondents did not seem to be interchangeable, and different perspectives should be included in QOL assessments.
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adults, Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes, Family Attitudes, Self Concept, Health, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Social Life, Intellectual Disability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Portugal
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