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Direct linkLombardi, Marco; Croce, Luigi; Claes, Claudia; Vandevelde, Stijn; Schalock, Robert L. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: This study describes the sociodemographic, clinical, and functional characteristics of a representative sample of service users in Italy. The supports provided by formal agencies, natural networks, and actual levels of quality of life (QOL) were assessed. Methods: The participants were 1,285 individuals with intellectual and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables
Claes, Claudia; Van Hove, Geert; Vandevelde, Stijn; van Loon, Jos; Schalock, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The concept of quality of life (QOL) is increasingly being used as a support provision and outcomes evaluation framework in the field of intellectual disability (ID). The present study used a hierarchical multiple regression research design to determine the role that available supports strategies, environmental factors, and client characteristics…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Mental Retardation, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Environmental Influences
Claes, Claudia; Van Hove, Geert; van Loon, Jos; Vandevelde, Stijn; Schalock, Robert L. – Social Indicators Research, 2010
As the concept of quality of life (QOL) has evolved from a theoretical concept to both a measurable construct and an action-oriented change agent in the field of intellectual disabilities, there has emerged a corresponding need to develop, implement, and use a systematic approach to the assessment of domain-referenced quality of life outcomes. The…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals)
van Loon, Jos; Claes, Claudia; Vandevelde, Stijn; Van Hove, Geert; Schalock, Robert L. – Exceptionality, 2010
Education and human service organizations providing services to people with intellectual and closely related developmental disabilities are increasingly being impacted by the supports paradigm, the quality of life concept, and the evaluation of personal outcomes. In this article the authors discuss the relationship among these three areas,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Needs Assessment, Quality of Life
