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People with intellectual disability who are ageing: Perceived needs assessment
- Source :
- International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology : IJCHP
- Publisher :
- Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.
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Abstract
- Background/Objective: Ageing and progressive increase in life expectancy in people with intellectual disability present significant challenges. The present study is to examine the needs that arise in the aging process of this population. To detect these needs is fundamental to ensure personal wellbeing; almost no psychometrically sound instruments have been developed. Method: A structured interview was developed and evaluated by a panel of 20 experts to obtain evidence of content validity. The interview was then applied to 1,173 people with intellectual disability. The ages ranged from 35 to 80 (M=52.27; SD=7.5). Results: The interview consisted of 93 items evaluating four areas: perceived needs, personal problems, future perspectives, and solutions required. The results demonstrated the proximity and relationship of the various needs evaluated. In addition it was observed that those with intellectual disability who were older, male and users of residential services tended to indicate more needs, problems, and required more solutions. Conclusions: The instrument has adequate evidence of validity, allowing the evaluation of specific needs of people with intellectual disability. The results advocate the design of transversal intervention policies in order to effectively meet the needs and requirements of this population.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Original article
030506 rehabilitation
Process (engineering)
estudio instrumental
Population
Intellectual disabilities
03 medical and health sciences
Intervention (counseling)
Intellectual disability
Instrumental study
Content validity
medicine
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
education
envejecimiento
education.field_of_study
entrevista de evaluación
05 social sciences
medicine.disease
Perceived needs
Discapacidad intelectual
Assessment interview
Clinical Psychology
Ageing
Structured interview
Needs assessment
Life expectancy
0305 other medical science
Psychology
necesidades percibidas
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16972600
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....41d6842ec98a70bbd5d0e51fa4573c28
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2016.07.002