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Physical and Psychological Health of Family Carers Co-Residing with an Adult Relative with an Intellectual Disability
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Grey, Jillian M.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Providing long-term care to an adult relative with intellectual disability can impact negatively on caregivers' health and well-being. Methods: Data were collected via online and postal questionnaires on 110 family carers' physical and psychological health, family stress and perceived positive gains from caring. Psychological…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Family Relationship
Factors Contributing to Stress in Parents of Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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Tehee, Erin; Honan, Rita; Hevey, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The study explores the experiences of parents of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs), and examines the influences of parent gender and child age on perceived stress, stress and coping, child-rearing involvement, support and information/education accessed. Methods and Materials: Questionnaires assessed general perceived…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Access to Information, Coping
Caring for a Family Member with Intellectual Disability into Old Age: Applying the Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model to Italian and Greek Migrants in Australia
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Walker, Ruth; Belperio, Irene; Gordon, Sally; Hutchinson, Claire; Rillotta, Fiona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Little is known about how older parent caregivers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience caring for their family member with intellectual disability into late life. Method: In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with N = 19 family caregivers aged 50-91 from ten Italian and four Greek…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, Older Adults, Caregivers
Elderly Mothers of Adult Children with Intellectual Disability: An Exploration of a Stress Process Model for Caregiving Satisfaction
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Kim, Go-en; Chung, Soondool – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: This study examines the utility of Pearlin's caregiving stress model for understanding the caregiving satisfaction of elderly mothers of adult children with intellectual disability. Methods: Mothers living in Seoul, Kyonggi, and Incheon who were 55 years of age or older and providing care for adult children with intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Caregivers, Stress Variables
The Use of Therapeutic Untruths by Staff Supporting People with an Intellectual Disability Who Display Behaviours That Challenge
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McKenzie, Karen; Armitage, Bethan; Murray, George; James, Ian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Therapeutic untruths (TU) are used in dementia services to de-escalate distressing situations. The present authors explored the use of TU by care staff supporting people with an intellectual disability who displayed behaviours that challenged. Method: Data were collected from 126 staff (female = 72.2%; mean age = 41.9 years, SD = 10.7)…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Dementia, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems
Mediators of Well-Being in Ageing Family Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Minnes, Patricia; Woodford, Lynn; Passey, Jennifer – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Increasing numbers of adults with an intellectual disability are being cared for at home by ageing parents. The purpose of this study was to determine whether carer resources (i.e. social support and formal service use) and carer appraisals of ageing and stress/burden mediate the relationships between (1) maladaptive behaviour and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Disabilities
Tensions around Inclusion: Reframing the Moral Horizon
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Clegg, Jennifer; Murphy, Elizabeth; Almack, Kathryn; Harvey, Anna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Inclusion is one of four policies for people with disabilities in the UK. Criticisms of its three key attributes--mainstreaming, independent living and employment--are reviewed. Methods: This study of 28 young people, most with severe intellectual disabilities, investigated engagement with inclusion at their transition to adult…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Mainstreaming, Independent Living, Severe Mental Retardation