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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 Parmenter
In 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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Journal

Mental Retardation: a journal of practices, policy and perspectives

Volume

40

Issue

6

Pagination

457 - 470

Publisher

American Association on Mental Deficiency

Location

Washington D.C.

ISSN

1934-9491

eISSN

1934-9556

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2002, American Association on Mental Retardation

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