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Making Work Fit Care: Reconciliation Strategies Used by Working Mothers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Fu, Li-yeh; Chang, Heng-Hao – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: This study explored the experiences of working mothers with an adult child with intellectual disabilities to understand how they reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. Methods: Fifteen working mothers in Taiwan with an adult child with intellectual disabilities were interviewed, and an interpretative phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Employed Parents, Mothers
Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Staff in Residential Settings for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison between Three Residential Models
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Kroger, Teppo; Lee, Yue-Chune – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: This cross-sectional study aims to assess whether there are differences in staff job satisfaction, including organizational and individual characteristics, between three residential models for adults with intellectual disabilities (small residential home, group home and institution) and to investigate the organizational and individual…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals)
Health Status, Social Support, and Quality of Life among Family Carers of Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD) in Taiwan
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Chiao, Chi; Fu, Li-Yeh – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Primary family carers of adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) experience a range of considerable demands. Method: A census survey was conducted in a city of Taiwan; 796 family carers of adults (aged 18 or older) diagnosed with intellectual disability and/or with multiple disabilities living with the family…
Descriptors: Family Income, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation