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Bertelli, Marco O.; Bianco, Annamaria; Rossi, Andrea; Mancini, Michele; La Malfa, Giampaolo; Brown, Ivan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Proxy quality of life (QoL) evaluation has been reported to be influenced by many factors. The present study was designed to investigate the impact that the presence of severe intellectual disability (ID) may have on proxy attribution of QoL in the instrumental assessment. Methods: The "other person" form (proxy…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
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Raphael, Dennis; Brown, Ivan; Renwick, Rebecca – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
A study examined the reliability and validity of the Quality of Life Instrument Package using data from 500 persons with developmental disabilities in Ontario. Data indicate that most of the instruments found in the package met acceptable psychometric standards. Appropriate uses for the full and short version are discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
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Schalock, Robert L.; Brown, Ivan; Brown, Roy; Cummins, Robert A.; Felce, David; Matikka, Leena; Keith, Kenneth D.; Parmenter, Trevor – Mental Retardation, 2002
A number of issues involving the concept of quality of life as applied to persons with intellectual disabilities are summarized and a number of agreed-upon principles regarding its conceptualization, measurement, and application are presented. Public policy and disability reform are addressed as they relate to the quality of life concept.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Change Agents, Change Strategies