Mental Handicap Research · 1992 · 30 citations · 25 references
Social IsolationQuality Of LifeDevelopmental DisabilityEleven IndividualsAssistive TechnologyPsychiatryProfound Mental HandicapMedicineIndependent LivingAssisted LivingDisabilityRehabilitationAdult Mental HealthMental HealthLow-resource SettingsSocial ImpairmentSmall Group HomesHealth Sciences
Abstract The quality of life of eleven individuals with a severe and profound mental handicap who moved from a hostel to two small group homes was evaluated. Multiple measures of progress were taken over a period of two years. The lifestyle of the individuals showed significant improvements. Overall they increased their level of adaptive behaviour, decreased their level of maladaptive behaviour, engaged in more purposeful activities, had a more varied lifestyle, and lived in more comfortable surroundings. The role of the small group homes in contributing to these improvements is discussed.
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: TIME SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ERROR<sup>1</sup>
James H. Powell, B. Martindale, S.E. Kulp et al. · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 1977 · 147 citations · Full text