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Behavioural Sleep Problems in Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An Integrative Literature Review
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Harper, Lynette; McAnelly, Su; Walshe, Ian; Ooms, Ann; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience sleep problems, which can affect quality of life, physical health, mental health and well-being. Methods: An integrative literature review was conducted to investigate what is known about behavioural sleep disturbances in people with an intellectual disability. The…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Sleep, Quality of Life, Health
Quality of Life in Caregivers, Spouses, and Partners of Total Laryngectomees: A Scoping Review
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St. Peter, Madeleine; Ward, Christina; Nancy, Naomi; Sykes, Kevin J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to (a) review methods used to assess quality of life (QOL) in caregivers, partners, and spouses of those who have undergone total laryngectomy (TL); (b) identify patterns in caregiver QOL changes postoperatively; and (c) review previously proposed interventions for caregivers. Method: PubMed, EMBASE, and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Caregivers, Spouses, Interpersonal Relationship
Ageing and People with Learning Disabilities: In Search of Evidence
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Walker, Carol – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Background: Growing numbers of people with learning disabilities are now living into older age. This study aims to examine the state of knowledge about their lives and the challenges that ageing has for both family carers and policymakers and practitioners. Materials and Methods: The article synthesises existing research in the fields of learning…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Knowledge Level
Cost-Effectiveness of Social Work Services in Aging: An Updated Systematic Review
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Rizzo, Victoria M.; Rowe, Jeannine M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study examines the impact of social work interventions in aging on quality of life (QOL) and cost outcomes in four categories (health, mental health, geriatric evaluation and management, and caregiving). Methods: Systematic review methods are employed. Databases were searched for articles published in English between 2004 and 2012…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Social Work, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
Burden and Well-Being among Caregivers: Examining the Distinction.
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Chappell, Neena L.; Reid, R. Colin – Gerontologist, 2002
Assesses overall quality of life of caregivers, using a path model in which burden was conceptualized as distinct from well-being. Findings revealed that perceived social support is strongly related to well-being but unrelated to burden, reinforcing the conceptual distinctiveness of the two concepts. Suggests that quality of life of caregivers…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Quality of Life
The Womanly World of Long Term Care: The Plight of the Long Term Care Worker. Gray Paper.
Older Women's League, Washington, DC. – 1989
Long-term care workers (those who are paid to provide custodial care for long-term patients in nursing homes or at home) must care for a growing number of increasingly disabled or dependent persons. They are working for agencies and institutions under growing pressure to increase productivity. They face new training and competency requirements,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Futures (of Society)