What it's like to grow older : the aging perceptions of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland
By: Burke, Eilish.
Contributor(s): Carroll, Rachael | McCallion, Philip | McCarron, Mary | McGlinchey, Eimar.
Series: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 52 (3) 2014: 205-219. 2014Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | IRELAND | OLDER PEOPLE | PERCEPTIONS | AGEINGSummary: Explains that Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing is a national longitudinal study on the aging of people with an intellectual disability (ID) using a randomly selected sample of people with ID over the age of 40. People with an intellectual disability completed the aging perception self-report only section. Over 57% of participants described their health as very good to excellent with no significant difference in health perceptions found for gender, level of ID, or living circumstance. Findings suggest that challenging negative aging concepts is essential to promote positivity with associated improved health and wellbeing (which is no different for the general population).Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Explains that Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing is a national longitudinal study on the aging of people with an intellectual disability (ID) using a randomly selected sample of people with ID over the age of 40. People with an intellectual disability completed the aging perception self-report only section. Over 57% of participants described their health as very good to excellent with no significant difference in health perceptions found for gender, level of ID, or living circumstance. Findings suggest that challenging negative aging concepts is essential to promote positivity with associated improved health and wellbeing (which is no different for the general population).
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