A Guide to Indicators for the Evaluation of Specialist Autism Centres, Based on the Quality-of-Life Model

Autor/inn/en	Cuesta Gómez, José Luis; Anuncibay, Raquel de la Fuente; González Bernal, Jerónimo; García Coto, Miguel Angel
Titel	A Guide to Indicators for the Evaluation of Specialist Autism Centres, Based on the Quality-of-Life Model
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 65 (2019) 1, S.49-57 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2047-3869
DOI	10.1080/20473869.2017.1361672
Schlagwörter	Quality of Life; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Questionnaires; English; Foreign Countries; Test Validity; Media Adaptation; Program Evaluation; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensqualität; Autismus; Fragebogen; English language; Englisch; Ausland; Testvalidität; Medienverwendung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Großbritannien
Abstract	Objective: The evaluation of individual and organizational quality of life through the Guide to Quality-of-Life Indicators and its promotion in English-speaking areas. This guide was initially designed for people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder in specialist autism centers in Spanish and Italian-speaking areas where its effectiveness has been validated. Method: The Delphi technique is applied to the design of a qualitative investigation, with expert validation for the adaptation to English-speaking areas. Results: The results have facilitated the adaptation and validation of the tool, which has 68 indicators grouped into six areas, for its application in both the planning and the evaluation processes of organizations and support services in English-speaking areas. Conclusion: The adaptation of the questionnaire on QoL indicators for people with ASD is a reliable service-provision tool intended to assess integrated programs and to improve them throughout their life-cycles; this aim is approached from the objective perspective and through a subjective evaluation. The Guide will require further updating and review procedures as new needs and contexts emerge. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01