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Florio, Tony; Trollor, Julian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Objectives: The main objective of the study was to compare mortality for people with an intellectual disability (ID) to the general population in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A second objective was to provide mortality data for people with an intellectual disability from NSW in a standardized format, which allows for international comparisons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mortality Rate, Mental Retardation, Death
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Grindrod, Andrea; Rumbold, Bruce – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: There is broad consensus within the disability field that the end-of-life care offered to people with intellectual disabilities should be of a quality consistent with that advocated by contemporary palliative care. In practice, however, various barriers are encountered when applying palliative care strategies to the end-of-life care of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Medical Services, Intellectual Disability
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Wiese, Michele; Stancliffe, Roger J.; Balandin, Susan; Howarth, Glennys; Dew, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: The aim of this study was to explore the current status of end-of-life care and dying of people with intellectual disability based on the experiences of staff in community living services. Materials and Methods: Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted, guided by grounded theory methodology. Results: The current status of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Caring, Independent Living, Ethics