Leisure Provision for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Quality Time or Killing Time?

Autor/inn/en	Zijlstra, H. P.; Vlaskamp, C.
Titel	Leisure Provision for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Quality Time or Killing Time?
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 49 (2005) 6, S.434-448 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-2633
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00689.x
Schlagwörter	Multiple Disabilities; Leisure Time; Institutionalized Persons; Recreational Activities; Severe Disabilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Freizeit; Freizeitgestaltung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung
Abstract	Background: Information on the duration, frequency and content of leisure activities for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in residential facilities during weekends was not available. Method: The project was carried out in 2003 and included seven facilities. Interviews were held with direct support professionals of 112 living units. Consequently, the actual leisure provision of 160 persons with PIMD was recorded over a period of four weekends. This study also investigated the relationship between setting characteristics and the distribution of the content, frequency and duration of leisure activities. Age and gender of persons with PIMD were under investigation. Results: A total mean of 3.8 h of leisure activities is provided for during the full weekend, almost half of which includes watching television or listening to music. Leisure activities are almost exclusively offered by professionals. Parents or volunteers only provide a minimum of activities during weekends. The results suggest that the leisure provision for persons with PIMD is severely restricted and not bound to any service provider in particular. Generally, with increasing age the leisure provision for persons with PIMD declines in number and in variety. No effect was found for gender. Conclusions: Leisure time for persons with PIMD contains more empty hours than quality time. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10