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Parental involvement in residential care and perceptions of their offspring's life satisfaction in residential facilities for adults with intellectual disability
- Author:
- SCHWARTZ Chaya
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(3), September 2005, pp.146-155.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined parental involvement in relocation and post-placement care of offspring in residential facilities for adults with intellectual disability in Israel, as well as the characteristics of residents, parents, and residential institutions and the effect of those variables on parental perceptions of their offspring's life satisfaction. Seventy-one adults who had moved from their family home to a community-based residence for people with intellectual disability completed the Parental Involvement Questionnaire and the parents' form of the Lifestyle Satisfaction Scale. Parents reported a high level of pre-placement involvement: selecting the current residence, visiting the prospective residence, and attending admissions committee meetings. High post-placement involvement was expressed by frequent visits to the residence and participation in social activities. Parents perceived themselves as being more involved in relocation than in post-placement care. Smaller facility size, attendance at admissions committee meetings, and full partnership in residential care were related to higher levels of perceived life satisfaction. The authors conclude that professional intervention during and after the process of relocation to a community residence can be an effective way of improving parental perceptions of their offspring's life satisfaction. From the parents' perspective, a smaller residence may ensure a better quality of life for their son or daughter.
Self-appraised lifestyle satisfaction of persons with intellectual disability: the impact of personal characteristics and community residential facilities
- Author:
- SCHWARTZ Chaya
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(3), September 2003, pp.227-240.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study interviewed a total of 247 adults with intellectual disability from residents group homes, semi-independent and independent apartments in the community in Israel using the lifestyle satisfaction scale. Results found that residents personal and behavioural characteristics explained more of the variance of total lifestyle than the living arrangement. Among personal and behavioural variables, only need for mobility assistance and level of challenging behaviour predicted lifestyle satisfaction. Living in a semi- independent apartment made a significant and independent contribution to the total lifestyle satisfaction over and above the contribution made by personal and behavioural characteristics. However, participants who did not live in a semi-independent apartment expressed more lifestyle satisfaction than those who did.