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Bigby, C.; Bowers, B.; Webber, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Planning for future care after the death of parental caregivers and adapting disability support systems to achieve the best possible quality of life for people with intellectual disability as they age have been important issues for more than two decades. This study examined perceptions held by family members, group home staff and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Caregivers, Older Adults
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Buys, L.; Aird, R.; Miller, E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Considerable attention is currently being directed towards both active ageing and the revising of standards for disability services within Australia and internationally. Yet, to date, no consideration appears to have been given to ways to promote active ageing among older adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Methods:…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
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Thomson, A. K.; Glasson, E. J.; Bittles, A. H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: An investigation of the clinical morbidity and genetic profiles of individuals with Prader?Willi syndrome (PWS) in Western Australia (WA) was undertaken as part of a wider study into the effects of intellectual disability (ID) on the life course of individuals. Methods: All persons with a diagnosis of PWS were identified from the…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Mental Retardation, Disease Incidence, Patients