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Direct linkCarlsson, Õie Umb; Adolfsson, Päivi – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
This study focuses on the subjective experience of the living conditions of adults with intellectual disabilities as related to the Uppsala Quality of Life model (UQoL2). Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted to study issues raised by people with intellectual disabilities. Study participants had their own home, either in an ordinary…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life, Daily Living Skills
Stephanie M. Curenton; Kerry-Ann Escayg; Cristina Granda; Sherell House; Taylor Bolan; Jacqueline Sims; Nneka Ibekwe-Okafor – Educational Forum, 2024
We used NVivo for inductive semantic coding of 619 Black caregivers' qualitative responses from the RAPID Survey regarding about they were coping with the challenges of COVID-19. Kinship networks and religion/spirituality were the two most frequently mentioned coping strategies followed by government financial support (e.g. stimulus money, food…
Descriptors: African Americans, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, COVID-19
Doherty, A. J.; Jones, S. P.; Chauhan, U.; Gibson, J. M. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Adults with intellectual disabilities in England experience health inequalities. They are more likely than their non-disabled peers to be obese and at risk of serious medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. This semi-qualitative study engaged adults with intellectual disabilities in a co-production process to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
Gur, Ayelet – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Objective: The current study aimed at examining the correlations between challenging behaviors, difficulties in functioning, and quality of life in institutionalized adults with intellectual disabilities. Methods: A sample of 53 people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior who reside d in a large institutional care facility was…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Quality of Life
Esbensen, Anna J.; Mailick, Marsha R.; Silverman, Wayne – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Parental characteristics were significant predictors of health, functional abilities, and behavior problems in adults with Down syndrome ("n" ?=? 75) over a 22-year time span, controlling for initial levels and earlier changes in these outcomes. Lower levels of behavior problems were predicted by improvements in maternal depressive…
Descriptors: Parents, Individual Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Behavior Problems
Carr, Janet – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Aspects of daily life have been considered in a population of people with Down syndrome, followed repeatedly from infancy to 21-years old, and again at 30-, 35- and 40-years old. A control sample of non-disabled babies were seen at the same ages. Method: Parents (usually the mothers) and/or carers were interviewed about the people's…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Adults, Parent Attitudes, Interviews
Peer reviewedLindo, Gunnel; Nordholm, Lena – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1999
A study compared positive and negative adaptation strategies used by people with low vision (25 working-age and 23 elderly people) who had participated in a rehabilitation program with 335 persons with neurological disabilities and 112 controls. Results indicate that the participants used a variety of positive and negative adaptation strategies.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Age Differences
