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Rebecca J. Anderson-Kittow; Richard Keagan-Bull; Jo Giles; Irene Tuffrey-Wijne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Increasing numbers of older adults with intellectual disabilities are living with ageing parents. These families need support to plan for the future to avoid crisis interventions following parental death. Method: Interviews and focus groups were conducted with people with intellectual disabilities (aged 40+) (N = 9), parents (N = 11)…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Older Adults, Long Range Planning, Intellectual Disability
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I. Belperio; R. Walker; C. Bigby; I. Wiesel; F. Rillotta; C. Hutchinson – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Future planning is a way of supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families to think about their support needs as both groups age. Adults with intellectual disabilities, family members, and service providers are often involved in planning processes. However, it is unclear whose perspectives dominate in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Cooperative Planning, Parent Attitudes
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Nic McKenzie; Brigit Mirfin-Veitch; Henrietta Trip; Jennifer Conder – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities have traditionally been excluded from Advance Care (AC) planning. This study aimed to improve access to and the quality of AC planning for this community. Method: A Participatory Action Research study was led, and participated in, by co-researchers with intellectual disabilities and disability…
Descriptors: Death, Intellectual Disability, Long Range Planning, Quality Assurance
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Ghosh, Subharati – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Research on long-term planning for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in India is non-existent. The mixed-methods study examined caregiver's expectations around the future planning of an adult with ASD and the barriers and facilitators to the future planning. The purposive sample included 139 caregivers to adults and adolescents with ASD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Long Range Planning
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Heyland, Daren K.; Pope, J. Paige; Jiang, Xuran; Day, Andrew G. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: People are living longer than ever before. Many arrive at a later stage of life in poor health and with inadequate financial and social resources. The purpose of this paper is to describe people's general state of preparedness for their future as older persons, identify specific attitudes towards ageing and key characteristics that…
Descriptors: Readiness, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Adults
Covacevich, Catalina; Mann, Anthony; Santos, Cristina; Champaud, Jonah – OECD Publishing, 2021
The aim of the OECD Career Readiness project is to identify patterns of teenage attitudes and activities that are associated with better transitions into employment by analysing multiple national longitudinal datasets. This paper looks for further evidence of the link between teenage activities, experiences and career-related thinking and adult…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Adults