Quality of life is a social construct that is measured by what are considered to be its most
appropriate indicators. Quality of life measurement in intellectual disability reflects a variety …

Although sexuality, reproductive health, and starting a family are human rights that should
be guaranteed for all citizens, they are still taboo issues for people with intellectual disability …

This article discusses three steps involved in moving us toward a theory of individual quality
of life: developing a conceptual model, integrating theory components, and applying and …

In the past decade, new models have emerged with respect to the constructs of (intellectual)
disability, quality of life, and supports. These models have implications both for …

Antecedentes: la evidencia de validez basada en la estructura interna de una evaluación es
una de las cinco formas de evidencias de validez estipuladas en los Standards for …

Background The changed societal views of persons with disabilities are reflected in the
2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, what …

This chapter makes a distinction between logic models that provide a visual map or narrative
description of how specific program components are related to a program's desired results …

People with intellectual disabilities die at a younger age and have poorer health than their
non-disabled peers. This is largely avoidable and is unjust. This book uses concepts from …

The concept of quality of life (QOL) is increasingly being used as a support provision and
outcomes evaluation framework in the field of intellectual disability (ID). The present study …

As the concept of quality of life (QOL) has evolved from a theoretical concept to both a
measurable construct and an action-oriented change agent in the field of intellectual …