Characteristics, Supports, and Quality of Life of Irish Adults with Intellectual Disability in Life-Sharing Residential Communities

Autor/inn/en	Fahey, Aine; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Emerson, Eric; Guerin, Suzanne
Titel	Characteristics, Supports, and Quality of Life of Irish Adults with Intellectual Disability in Life-Sharing Residential Communities
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 35 (2010) 2, S.66-76 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668251003724635
Schlagwörter	Mental Retardation; Quality of Life; Group Homes; Foreign Countries; Adults; Individual Characteristics; Governance; Residential Care; Program Effectiveness; Behavior Problems; Adjustment (to Environment); Daily Living Skills; Participation; Physical Health; Drug Therapy; Dietetics; Social Networks; Institutional Environment; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Lebensqualität; Gruppenheim; Ausland; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Teilnahme; Gesundheitszustand; Ernährungslehre; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Irland
Abstract	Background: Few empirical studies have compared quality and outcomes for residents with intellectual disability across intentional communities such as those organised by the Camphill communities in Ireland. Method: Using a multi-element research protocol developed for an earlier large study, data were gathered about the characteristics of N = 29 participants living in life-sharing residences organised by Camphill, management procedures, and outcomes for residents. Comparable data were available for N = 125 adults in group homes or campus residences. Results: Camphill residents reported a smaller size of household, higher staffing ratios, homely living areas, low levels of institutionalised practices such as social distance, reciprocal relationships with houseparents, and well-developed management procedures, as well as less choice, but were not found to be better on a range of other objective measures. Conclusion: Although modest in scale, present findings suggest that the value of applying distinctive benefits of life-sharing communities in more typical residential settings for people with intellectual disability should be investigated further to inform current policy debates. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10