ERIC Number: EJ838888
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-May
Pages: 30
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Outcomes in Different Residential Settings for People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
Kozma, Agnes; Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v114 n3 p193-222 May 2009
Large-scale reviews of research in deinstitutionalization and community living were last conducted about 10 years ago. Here we surveyed research from 1997 to 2007. Articles were included if the researchers based the study on original research, provided information on the participants and methodology, compared residential arrangements for adults with intellectual disability, and were published in English-language peer-reviewed journals. Sixty-eight articles were found. In 7 of 10 domains, the majority of studies show that community-based services are superior to congregate arrangements. These studies provide more evidence of the benefits of deinstitutionalization and community living and continue to indicate variability in results, suggesting that factors other than the basic model of care are important in determining outcomes.
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Normalization (Disabilities), Place of Residence, Literature Reviews, Independent Living, Adults, Journal Articles, Social Services, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Care
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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