TY - JOUR
T1 - Family Quality of Life for People With Intellectual Disabilities in Catalonia
AU - Giné, Climent
AU - Gràcia, Marta
AU - Vilaseca, Rosa
AU - Salvador Beltran, Francesc
AU - Balcells-Balcells, Anna
AU - Dalmau Montalà, Mariona
AU - Luisa Adam-Alcocer, Ana
AU - Teresa Pro, Maria
AU - Simó-Pinatella, David
AU - Maria Mas Mestre, Joana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Researchers, professionals, and families have shown increasing concern about the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their families. Due to the growing interest in family quality of life (FQoL) as a key issue for social policy in the ID field, the aim of this research was to explore FQoL in Catalonia (Spain). The Spanish Family Quality of Life Scales (CdVF-E) were completed by 144 families using the version for households with children up to 18 years of age and by 122 families using the version for households with adult children over 18 years of age. The results show that FQoL is higher in families with adult children over 18 years of age than in families with children up to 18 years of age, and there are differences among domains in both groups. Likewise, there are relations between the scores in the scales and some demographic characteristics such as marital status, level of education, employment status, and family income, particularly in households with children under 18 years of age.
AB - Researchers, professionals, and families have shown increasing concern about the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their families. Due to the growing interest in family quality of life (FQoL) as a key issue for social policy in the ID field, the aim of this research was to explore FQoL in Catalonia (Spain). The Spanish Family Quality of Life Scales (CdVF-E) were completed by 144 families using the version for households with children up to 18 years of age and by 122 families using the version for households with adult children over 18 years of age. The results show that FQoL is higher in families with adult children over 18 years of age than in families with children up to 18 years of age, and there are differences among domains in both groups. Likewise, there are relations between the scores in the scales and some demographic characteristics such as marital status, level of education, employment status, and family income, particularly in households with children under 18 years of age.
KW - Demographic characteristics
KW - Family quality of life
KW - Intellectual disabilities
KW - Spanish Family Quality of Life Scales
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84951796396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/jppi.12134
DO - 10.1111/jppi.12134
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84951796396
SN - 1741-1122
VL - 12
SP - 244
EP - 254
JO - Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
JF - Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
IS - 4
ER -
