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Factors predicting quality of life for people with intellectual disability: Results from the ANFFAS study in Italy

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Author	Lombardi, Marco Croce, Luigi Claes, Claudia Vandevelde, Stijn Schalock, Robert L.
Copyright Year	2016
Description	Journal: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Background This study describes the sociodemographic, clinical, and functional characteristics of a representative sample of service users in Italy. The supports provided by formal agencies, natural networks, and actual levels of quality of life (QOL) were assessed. Methods The participants were 1,285 individuals with intellectual and developmental disability served by 23 different services. The influence of availability of support strategies, environmental factors, client characteristics, personal desires and goals, and support needs on current QOL status was investigated using multiple regression. Results QOL outcomes were significantly explained by support needs, client characteristics, personal goals and desires, and marginally by the presence of support strategies and environmental factors. Further, only a minor effect was found from support activities for general QOL outcomes. Conclusions The results confirmed that the personal outcomes could be predicted providing support activities aligned to the specific personal needs and goals, confirming the importance of a person-centred planning process.
Related Links	https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/7213725/file/7213726.pdf https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/55895951.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/13668250.2016.1223281
Ending Page	347
Page Count	10
Starting Page	338
ISSN	13668250
e-ISSN	14699532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2016.1223281
Journal	Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	41
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2016-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Education Research Intellectual Disability Personal Outcomes Quality of Life Support Needs
Content Type	Text
Subject	Arts and Humanities Education Medicine Psychology

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