ISBN:
9789048196494
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (434 p.)
Series Statement:
Social Indicators Research Series, 41 v.v. 41
Series Statement:
Social Indicators Research Ser. v.41
Parallel Title:
Print version Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities
DDC:
305.9084
Keywords:
People with disabilities
;
Quality of life
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book contains a series of articles, written by international experts in the fields of intellectual disability and quality of life, that explore a broad range of issues that impact on the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The book commences with a general discussion on defining quality of life and family quality of life and the appropriateness of using these constructs in the field of intellectual disability, and is followed by an analysis on the effects of living arrangements and employment on quality of life. The book concludes with discussions
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Measurement and Use of Quality of Life; 1 The Measurement and Use of Quality of Life-Related Personal Outcomes; 2 Quality of Life Model Development and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability; 3 Measuring Subjective Wellbeing: The Personal Wellbeing Index -- Intellectual Disability; 4 The Integral Quality of Life Scale: Development, Validation, and Use; 5 Using Quality of Life to Assess Performance of Agencies Assisting People with Intellectual Disabilities; Part II Literature Reviews
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Quality of Life for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Review of the Literature7 The Effect of Employment on the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Review of the Literature; Part III International Perspectives; 8 Quality of Life in the Polder: About Dutch and EU Policies and Practices in Quality of Life for People with Intellectual Disabilities; 9 Differences in Variables Influencing the Ratings of Importance and Use of Quality of Life Domains and Indicators by Polish Services Users and Their Parents
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Quality of Life of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families in China: Research and Applications11 Begging to Live: The Strategy of Survival for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Nigeria; Part IV Children with Intellectual Disabilities; 12 Life Satisfaction for Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; 13 Aspects of Quality of Life for Children with a Disability in Inclusive Schools; 14 The Quality of Life of Disabled Children; Part V Family Quality of Life; 15 Theorizing About Family Quality of Life
Description / Table of Contents:
16 Family Quality of Life and Older-Aged Families of Adults with an Intellectual Disability17 A Comparison of Two Family Quality of Life Measures: An Australian Study; 18 Quality of Life of the Families of People with Intellectual Disability in Spain; 19 Quality of Life of Families with Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Slovenia; 20 Family Quality of Life in Several Countries: Results and Discussion of Satisfaction in Families Where There Is a Child with a Disability; Part VI Enhancing QOL; 21 Developing Numeracy to Enhance Quality of Life
Description / Table of Contents:
22 Increasing Quality of Life Through Social Capital: Life Without the WorkshopIndex;
Note:
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