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Conceptualization, measurement, and application of quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities: report of an international panel of experts
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posted on 2002-12-01, 00:00 authored by R Schalock, I Brown, R Brown, Robert CumminsRobert Cummins, D Felce, L Matikka, K Keith, T ParmenterIn 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.
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Mental Retardation: a journal of practices, policy and perspectivesVolume
40Issue
6Pagination
457 - 470Publisher
American Association on Mental DeficiencyLocation
Washington D.C.ISSN
1934-9491eISSN
1934-9556Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2002, American Association on Mental RetardationUsage metrics
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