Background The quality of life (QOL) construct is proposed as a method to assess service
outcomes for people utilising disability services. With this in mind, the aim of this study was …

The aim of this paper is to review recent literature on health issues for adults with
developmental disability and reflect on how this research informs service provision, future …

Psychopedie je interdisciplinární obor zabývající se problematikou rozvoje, výchovy a
vzdělávání osob s mentálním postižením. Publikace Marie Černé a kolektivu poprvé ve …

This article examines two methodological issues regarding ways of obtaining and analyzing
outcome data for people with intellectual disabilities:(a) self-report and proxy-report data and …

Ensuring that people with intellectual disability experience typical levels of choice and self‐
determination has become an essential objective for quality disability services. Three …

Individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (ID/DD) may not have had the
experiences to develop social skills for long term relationships. While society has denied the …

Choice, a concept included in the quality of life approach, is frequently referred to in quality
of life and related literature, but its components have not been described clearly. Drawing on …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the proxy responding for subjective well-being
(SWB). The chapter describes the common practice, found within the field of intellectual …

Die vorliegende Publikation entspricht meiner gleichnamigen Dissertation, die Ende 2007
von der Fakultät Rehabilitationswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Dortmund …

Developments in a number of research areas are beginning to coalesce into a clearer
understanding of the concepts of quality of life and subjective well-being (SWB). However …