Abstract Background The United Nations has declared that people with disabilities should
be enabled to live as independently as possible, since independence is correlated with a …

Presents a literature review focused on measurement issues in the field of independent
living (IL). It represents current thinking, methods, and research in this difficult-to-measure …

Abstract In the United States, community based services for individuals with disabilities have
received a huge impetus since the Olmsted decision in 1999. While the states have been …

Daily living skills are important to ageing adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). The
purpose of this study was to investigate the level of these skills in older adults with ID and to …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between self‐
determination and quality of life (QOL) of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) living in …

Independent living skills (ILS) assessment techniques, which originally grew out of the
tradition of rehabilitation medicine, have been applied to geriatric populations. Over time …

This article analyzes the reliability and factor structure of the Self-Determination Inventory:
Adult Report (SDI: AR) in adults with and without intellectual disability. There is a critical …

The ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) is important for one's level
of independence. A high incidence of limitations in IADL is seen in older adults with …

Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of an English version of the Impact on
Participation and Autonomy Questionnaire (IPA). The original Dutch IPA has been shown to …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the relation between perceived social
support and personal autonomy of individuals with intellectual disabilities and Health …