scholarly journals The Impact of Human Service Provider Quality on the Personal Outcomes of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carli Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Provider Quality

BackgroundQuality of life is multidimensional—influenced by individual, organizational, and environmental factors. As such, when examining personal outcomes, it is also important to consider meso and macro factors that contribute to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities' (IDD's) quality of life. While it is widely acknowledged that organizational factors contribute to people's quality of life, there is less research directly examining how the quality of human service providers contributes to people with IDD's personal outcomes. For these reasons, the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between provider quality and people with IDD's personal quality of life outcomes.MethodsUsing a multilevel linear regression we analyzed secondary Personal Outcome Measures® (personal outcomes) and Basic Assurances® (provider quality) data from 2,900 people with IDD served by 331 human service providers.ResultsPeople with IDD's personal outcomes, regardless of their support needs or other demographics, were significantly impacted by the quality of the human service providers they received services from—the higher the quality of the provider, the more personal outcomes they had present. In addition, the following demographic covariates were correlated with personal outcomes: gender; race; complex support needs; residence type; and organizations that offered therapy services.DiscussionWhile quality improvement initiatives may require a great deal of cost and time commitment from providers, our findings suggest the effort translates to improved personal outcomes among people with IDD. The ultimate goal of service providers should be improvement of quality of life among those they support.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of the Assessment of Support Needs in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9494
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Verdugo ◽  
Virginia Aguayo ◽  
Victor B. Arias ◽  
Laura García-Domínguez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Behavioral Needs ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Provision Of Services

An evaluation of support needs is fundamental to the provision of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services should be organized by considering the support that people need to improve their quality of life and enforce their rights as citizens. This systematic review is conducted to analyze the rigor and usefulness of the available standardized tools for assessing support needs, as well as the uses of their results. Several databases were consulted, including Web of Sciences, Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest Central, PsycInfo, ERIC, and CINAHL, and the 86 documents that met the review criteria were organized into four sections: (a) measurement tools, (b) descriptive/correlational studies, (c) predictive studies, and (d) interventions. The results showed that age, level of intellectual disability, adaptive behavior skills, the number and type of associated disabilities, and medical and behavioral needs affected the support needs of people with disabilities. Quality of life outcomes have been predicted by the individual’s support needs, explaining a significant percentage of their variability. The findings are useful in guiding assessments and planning interventions. Further research should address the effectiveness of specific support strategies and the development of social policies and indicators for inclusion that involve assessing support needs.

scholarly journals The Importance of Self-Determination to the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disability: A Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7121
Author(s):  
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
The Core ◽  
Important Means

There is both an intuitive and theoretical link between self-determination and quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Theoretically, definitions of self-determination have framed the construct with regard to its contribution to a person’s overall quality of life, while theoretical frameworks of quality of life have included self-determination among the core dimensions contributing to enhanced quality of life. These theoretical linkages have been supported by research on the quality of life and self-determination of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the relationships between these constructs. This article provides an overview of theoretical frameworks of self-determination, their relationship with theoretical frameworks of quality of life, and research pertaining to these constructs with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is concluded that self-determination and quality of life are important constructs in designing supports that enable people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and that an important means to enhance the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is to promote and enable people to be self-determined.

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