Changes in the Quality of Life of People with Learning Disabilities Six Months after Transfer from Long‐Stay Hospital into the Community
Abstract
This paper outlines the significant interim findings of a three‐year longitudinal study of the effects of resettlement on people with learning disabilities. Positive changes are seen in engagements and management practice, negative changes in rates of challenging behaviour, depression and autism and a mixed picture in health, skills, leisure, quality of home life and staffing. Overall, trends are generally positive, particularly in areas related to environmental factors, and it is hoped that the findings will suggest pointers to monitoring quality in community integration, of use to commissioners and providers alike.
Citation
Srivastava, A. and Cooke, Z. (1999), "Changes in the Quality of Life of People with Learning Disabilities Six Months after Transfer from Long‐Stay Hospital into the Community", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 40-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595474199900028
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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