Outcomes and Costs of Skilled Support for People with Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability and Complex Needs

Autor/inn/en	Beadle-Brown, Julie; Beecham, Jennifer; Leigh, Jennifer; Whelton, Rebecca; Richardson, Lisa
Titel	Outcomes and Costs of Skilled Support for People with Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability and Complex Needs
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34 (2021) 1, S.42-54 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Beadle-Brown, Julie) ORCID (Beecham, Jennifer)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12782
Schlagwörter	Severe Intellectual Disability; Social Services; Program Effectiveness; Costs; Quality of Life; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Cost; Kosten; Lebensqualität; Ausland
Abstract	Background: With increasing reductions in funding for social care across many countries, the need to ensure that resources are used to best effect is becoming increasingly important, in particular for those with severe and complex needs. Methods: In order to explore the outcomes and costs of skilled support for this group of people, quality of life was assessed for 110 people in 35 services in England. Information on costs was also collected. Results: People who received consistently good active support experienced better outcomes in terms of several quality of life domains. Good support did not require significantly more staff time, and there was no evidence of higher total costs for those receiving good support. Conclusions: The inclusion of active support in government guidance and local commissioning practices related to people with severe intellectual disabilities is likely to improve user outcomes. Observation should be an important element in measuring service quality. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01