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Day service programmes for people with a severe intellectual disability and quality of life

Parent and staff perspectives

E. Hartnett

Dublin City University, Ireland, liz.hartnett{at}dcu.ie

P. Gallagher

Dublin City University, Ireland

G. Kiernan

Dublin City University, Ireland

C. Poulsen

Daughters of Charity Services, Ireland

E. Gilligan

Daughters of Charity Services, Ireland

M. Reynolds

Daughters of Charity Services, Ireland

This study focuses on the contributions of a community and campus based day programme to the quality of life of programme participants with a severe level of intellectual disability from the perspective of parents and staff. Qualitative interviews were carried out with parents and staff to explore the contribution that the two programmes had to participants' quality of life in the 6 months since the community based programme began. Schalock and Keith's Quality of Life Questionnaire was administered to supplement the qualitative data. Results indicated that the community based programme contributed more to participants' quality of life over the preceding 6 months than the campus based programme. This study revealed that community based participants' new-found social roles, their hobbies and their work opportunities had a positive effect on their quality of life.

Key Words: community integration • day service programme • quality of life

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 12, No. 2, 153-172 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1744629508091340
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