Conceptualization, measurement, and application of quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities: report of an international panel of experts

Schalock, R. L., Brown, I., Brown, R., Cummins, R. A., Felce, David John, Matikka, L., Keith, K. D. and Parmenter, T. 2002. Conceptualization, measurement, and application of quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities: report of an international panel of experts. Mental Retardation 40 (6) , pp. 457-470. 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0457:CMAAOQ>2.0.CO;2

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Abstract

In this article a number of issues involving the concept of quality of life as applied to persons with intellectual disabilities are summarized, and a number of agreed-upon principles regarding its conceptualization, measurement, and application are presented. We realize that the concepts and models presented in this article will vary potentially from country to country, and even from area to area within countries. The cross-cultural understanding of the concept of quality of life is in its infancy, and we hope that the discourses resulting from the material presented in this article will facilitate both cross-cultural understanding and collaborative work. The article reflects current thought about the conceptualization, measurement, and application of this increasingly important and widely used concept in the field of intellectual disabilities and sets the stage for its continuing development.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cross-Cultural Comparison, Guidelines as Topic, Humans, Intellectual Disability/psychology, Intellectual Disability/rehabilitation, Personality Assessment/statistics & numerical data, Psychometrics, Quality of Life/psychology, Reproducibility of Results
Publisher:	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
ISSN:	0047-6765
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2017 03:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/68797

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