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Lin, Shu-Yuan; Tseng, Hui-Chen – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate short-term changes of frailty in adults and identify predictors of frailty and disability changes between baseline and the follow-up. A cohort study was conducted in 85 adults with intellectual disability (ID) in southern Taiwan. Variables of frailty phenotype, Barthel Index, fall, comorbidity, and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Adults, Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lee, Yue-Chune; Lin, Li-Chan; Kroger, Teppo; Chang, Ai-Ning – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
A structured interview survey was conducted in a major city in Taiwan to explore and compare older and younger family primary caregivers' well being and their future caregiving plans for these adults with intellectual disability. The sample size was 315 caregivers who were 55 years or older and who cared for adults with intellectual disability and…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Adults, Mental Retardation, Interviews
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Pan, Shu-Man – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Although sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities has emerged as a major issue in the West over recent years, few researchers have examined this issue in Taiwan. The prevalence and current state of sexual abuse for people with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan were investigated here. Results of face-to-face interviews with 336…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries