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A longitudinal study of institutional downsizing and activity involvement among adults with intellectual disability

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International Journal on Disability and Human Development
From the journal Volume 9 Issue 4

Abstract

This study explored whether institutional downsizing had an effect on the activity involvement of adults with intellectual disability during deinstitutionalisation in Ontario, Canada. All individuals (n=1012) were assessed with the interRAI Intellectual Disability instrument annually over a 3-year period (2005–2008) in the institutions. Longitudinal data analyses were conducted that controlled for within-subject correlations. Results showed that improvements in activity involvement were made over the course of deinstitutionalisation and that several characteristics were associated with involvement. A significant interaction existed between time and both sex and institution. Implications for jurisdictions in which deinstitutionalisation is planned or under way are discussed.

Keywords: activity involvement; deinstitutionalisation; developmental disability; institutional downsizing; intellectual disability; interRAI ID
Corresponding author: Melody Ashworth, MSc, PhD Candidate, School and Clinical Child Psychology, OISE/University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario, M5S IV6 Canada
Received: 2010-8-2
Accepted: 2010-9-17
Published Online: 2010-12-01
Published in Print: 2010-12-01

©2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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https://doi.org/10.1515/IJDHD.2010.033
Keywords for this article
activity involvement; deinstitutionalisation; developmental disability; institutional downsizing; intellectual disability; interRAI ID

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Editorial
  2. Aging with a disability
  3. Review articles
  4. White matter and oligodendrocyte abnormalities in bipolar disorder
  5. Aging people with intellectual disability in Israel
  6. Original articles
  7. Effects of contralateral extremity manipulation on brain function
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  9. The effects of parental attitudes on health behaviors of adolescents attending 6th to 8th grades in Turkey
  10. Early identification of adolescents with greater psychosocial needs: an evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
  11. The impact of modern library services on the rehabilitation of people with disabilities
  12. Qualitative evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on focus groups
  13. Patterns of adaptive performance by individuals with autism spectrum disorders on the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R)
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  15. Health trends from an international sample of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  16. The relationship of parental bonding to depression in patients with chronic pain
  17. Semantic structure of alcohol and marijuana categories in memory
  18. Case reports
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