Perceptions of Change, Advantage and Quality of Life for People with Intellectual Disability Who Left a Long Stay Institution To Live in the Community.

O'Brien, Patricia; Thesing, Avril; Tuck, Bryan; Capie, Angus

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Publication Date: 2001

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Perceptions of Change, Advantage and Quality of Life for People with Intellectual Disability Who Left a Long Stay Institution To Live in the Community.

O'Brien, Patricia; Thesing, Avril; Tuck, Bryan; Capie, Angus

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, v26 n1 p67-82 Mar 2001

Interviews were conducted with staff and family members of 54 Australian individuals with mental retardation and with nine of the individuals, who had been moved from a psychiatric hospital to community residential homes. Overall, all informants regarded the move as positive and reported improvements in daily living skills, social skills, and quality of life. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Children, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Institutionalized Persons, Life Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Social Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom

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