Health and health care are essential to the quality of life of people with intellectual disability DOI
Alice Bacherini, Laura E. Gómez, Giulia Balboni

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Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(2)

Published: April 15, 2024

Abstract Health represents the dynamic balance of physical, mental, social, and existential well‐being in adapting to conditions life environment. is essential for quality (QoL) all individuals, including those with intellectual disability (ID). People ID experience health inequities barriers care that must be addressed foster QoL this population. This paper illustrates how poor negatively impacts each eight domains model proposed by Shalock Verdugo (2002) (e.g., limit work performance, decreasing opportunities personal development self‐determination ). Suggestions healthcare practices behaviors would improve provided people ID, thus their QoL, are offered engaging medical conversation, talking them plain language without jargon enhances , self‐determination, interpersonal relationships social inclusion QoL). Finally, we suggest actions families might implement maximize wellness maintaining a healthy lifestyle, using promotion resources organizations).

Language: Английский

The Quality of Life Supports Model as a Vehicle for Implementing Rights DOI Creative Commons
Lucía Morán, Laura E. Gómez, Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso

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Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 365 - 365

Published: April 28, 2023

The Quality of Life Supports Model (QOLSM) is emerging as a new framework that applicable to people with disabilities in general, but specially intellectual and developmental (IDD). aim this conceptual paper twofold. Firstly, it aims show the overlap between QOLSM Convention on Rights People Disabilities (CRPD), highlighting how former can be used address many goals rights embedded latter. Secondly, article seeks illustrate connection these two frameworks highlight importance acknowledging measuring IDD. Therefore, we posit #Rights4MeToo scale ideal for: (a) providing accessible means opportunities for IDD identify communicate their needs regarding rights; (b) enhancing supports services families professionals provide them; (c) guiding organizations policies strengths relation quality life. We also discuss future research summarize main findings article, its implications practice research.

Language: Английский

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Health and health care are essential to the quality of life of people with intellectual disability DOI
Alice Bacherini, Laura E. Gómez, Giulia Balboni

et al.

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(2)

Published: April 15, 2024

Abstract Health represents the dynamic balance of physical, mental, social, and existential well‐being in adapting to conditions life environment. is essential for quality (QoL) all individuals, including those with intellectual disability (ID). People ID experience health inequities barriers care that must be addressed foster QoL this population. This paper illustrates how poor negatively impacts each eight domains model proposed by Shalock Verdugo (2002) (e.g., limit work performance, decreasing opportunities personal development self‐determination ). Suggestions healthcare practices behaviors would improve provided people ID, thus their QoL, are offered engaging medical conversation, talking them plain language without jargon enhances , self‐determination, interpersonal relationships social inclusion QoL). Finally, we suggest actions families might implement maximize wellness maintaining a healthy lifestyle, using promotion resources organizations).

Language: Английский

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