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Verdugo, M. A.; Jordan de Urries, F. B.; Jenaro, C.; Caballo, C.; Crespo, M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Aim: This study investigate what characteristics of supported employment increase quality of life and whether quality of life is higher in supported employment workers or the sheltered ones in Spain. Typicalness, the degree to which the characteristics of a job are the same as those of co-workers without a disability in the same company, was…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Work Environment
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Lachapelle, Y.; Wehmeyer, M. L.; Haelewyck, M.-C.; Courbois, Y.; Keith, K. D.; Schalock, R.; Verdugo, M. A.; Walsh, P. N. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between self-determination and quality of life (QOL) of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) living in four countries (Canada, United States, Belgium and France). Method: Participants were 182 adults with mild ID living in community settings (with families, living…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Quality of Life, Discriminant Analysis
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Caballo, C.; Crespo, M.; Jenaro, C.; Verdugo, M. A.; Martinez, J. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The Quality of Life Questionnaire (QOL-Q) is used widely to evaluate the quality of life of persons with intellectual disability (ID). Its validity for use with Spanish-speaking cultures has been demonstrated for individuals with visual disabilities, but not for those with physical or intellectual disabilities. Such was the purpose of…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Questionnaires, Mexicans, Quality of Life