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Parental Assessment of Pain Coping in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Burkitt, Chantel C.; Breau, Lynn M.; Zabalia, Marc – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Pain coping is thought to be the most significant behavioural contribution to the adjustment to pain. Little is known about how those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) cope with pain. We describe parental reported coping styles and how coping relates to individual factors. Seventy-seven caregivers of children and adults with…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Age Groups, Mental Retardation, Caregivers
Aggressive Behavior in Individuals with Moderate to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities Who Live in a Residential Facility: An Evaluation of Functional Variables
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Didden, Robert; Schreuder, Nicole; Huitink, Cecile; van Nieuwenhuijzen, M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
We explored functional variables for aggressive behavior in 87 individuals with moderate to borderline intellectual disability who lived in a residential facility. For this purpose we used the "Questions About Behavioral Function" scale (QABF; Matson, J., & Vollmer, T. (1995). "Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF)". Baton Rouge, LA:…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Aggression, Mild Mental Retardation, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Evidence of Increased Non-Verbal Behavioral Signs of Pain in Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chronic Self-Injury
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Symons, Frank J.; Harper, Vicki N.; McGrath, Patrick J.; Breau, Lynn M.; Bodfish, James W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The role of pain in relation to self-injurious behavior (SIB) among individuals with intellectual disabilities is not well understood. Some models of SIB are based on altered endogenous opioid system activity which could result in elevated pain thresholds. In this study, non-verbal behavioral signs indicative of pain as measured by the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Pain