Exploring the Issue of Employment for Adults with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip; Burke, Eilish; Carroll, Rachel; McCarron, Mary
Titel	Exploring the Issue of Employment for Adults with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26 (2013) 4, S.335-343 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12046
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mental Retardation; Underemployment; Day Programs; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Physical Health; Quality of Life; Well Being; Predictor Variables; Employment Level; Supported Employment; Interviews; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geistige Behinderung; Unterbeschäftigung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Gesundheitszustand; Lebensqualität; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Prädiktor; Beschäftigungsgrad; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Irland
Abstract	Background: The benefits of being in employment are well documented; however, underemployment is a critical issue for people with intellectual disability (ID). Some individuals perceive themselves as being in employment when in fact they are attending a non-work site such as a day service. The impact that this perception of employment has on other areas in life has not been investigated and research into this area could have implications for both policy makers and service providers. Materials and Methods: The first wave of the intellectual disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) included a series of questions on employment that yielded data for a representative sample of 753 participants with intellectual disability aged 40 and over randomly selected from Ireland's National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD). Results and Discussion: Overall, 6.6% of the population were in real paid employment, 7.4% in perceived employment, 12% in sheltered employment and 73.5% were unemployed. Differences were identified between these two groups in relation to social activities, levels of depression and self-rated health. Further investigation is needed into the area of perceived employment. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10