Background

Placement behaviours of families of adults with intellectual disabilities has received little or no attention of researches to date.

Methods

A prospective design was adopted to examine changes in placement decisions of 75 family carers over a 12-month period. Factors associated with changes were also examined.

Results

Over 12 months, 30 families moved closer to considering an out of home placement. Of these 14 had placed their relative in out of home care. Proactive coping strategies were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of continued home care.

Conclusion

While the results were similar to studies with children with intellectual disability (ID) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a move out-of-home occurred more quickly for adults. This may reflect current social policy and societal attitudes where moving out of home is more normative for adults with ID. The lack of association with all but one carer or care recipient factors suggest that changes in placement tendencies for adults may differ from that of children.

中文翻译：

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与智障成人同居的家庭的安置决定

背景

迄今为止，智障成人家庭的安置行为很少或根本没有受到研究的关注。

方法

采用前瞻性设计研究了12个月内75名家庭护理人员的安置决定。还检查了与变化相关的因素。

结果

在过去的12个月中，有30个家庭开始考虑搬家。在这14人中，他们的亲戚已离开家庭护理。主动应对策略与继续家庭护理的可能性显着相关。

结论

尽管结果与智障儿童（ID）或自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的研究相似，但成年人的出门搬家速度更快。这可能反映了当前的社会政策和社会态度，对于有ID的成年人，搬出家门更为规范。除了一个照料者或护理接受者以外，其他人都缺乏关联性，这表明成年人的安置倾向变化可能与儿童不同。