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Direct linkVerdugo, M. A.; Navas, P.; Gomez, L. E.; Schalock, R. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: The changed societal views of persons with disabilities are reflected in the 2006 United Nations "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities". However, what is not specified in the Convention is how to operationalise and measure the Articles composing the Convention, and how to use that information to further…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Mental Retardation, Correlation, Profiles
Wong, P. K. S.; Wong, D. F. K.; Schalock, R. L.; Chou, Y-C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: In the field of intellectual disabilities (ID), the quality of life concept has been developing rapidly in Chinese societies including Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan. However, there is a lack of locally validated instruments to measure the quality of life of people with ID. The study reported in this paper attempted to validate…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Chinese, Questionnaires
Chou, Y. C.; Schalock, R. L.; Tzou, P. Y.; Lin, L. C.; Chang, A. L.; Lee, W. P.; Chang, S. C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Little research has been conducted about the quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Taiwan, particularly their subjective QOL. This study examined the personal perceptions of these individuals as measured on internationally recognized core QOL domains and indicators. Methods: A census interview survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Questionnaires, Quality of Life
Verdugo, M. A.; Schalock, R. L.; Keith, K. D.; Stancliffe, R. J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The importance of the valid assessment of quality of life (QOL) is heightened with the increased use of the QOL construct as a basis for policies and practices in the field of intellectual disability (ID). Method: This article discusses the principles that should guide the measurement process, the major interrogatories (i.e. who, what,…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Quality of Life, Mental Retardation, Evaluation Methods
Schalock, R. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Over the past two decades the concept of quality of life (QOL) has increasingly become a focus for research and application in the fields of education, special education, health care (physical and behavioural), social services (disabilities and ageing), and families. This article summarizes our current understanding of the construct of individual…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Social Services, Quality of Life, Mental Retardation
Jenaro, C.; Verdugo, M. A.; Caballo, C.; Balboni, G.; Lachapelle, Y.; Otrebski, W.; Schalock, R. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The increased use of the quality of life (QOL) concept internationally suggests the need to evaluate its etic (universal) and emic (culture-bound) properties. This study replicated and expanded a previous cross-cultural study on QOL. Method: The three respondent groups (consumers, parents and professionals; total n = 781) were from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Cross Cultural Studies, Mental Retardation
