This study investigated perceived quality of life (QoL) of community‐dwelling middle‐aged adults (30–50 years) with an intellectual disability and/or developmental disability living in rural or urban areas in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. The specific aim of the current paper was to provide a descriptive evidence base of QoL and its specific domains by various key demographic characteristics of middle‐aged individuals. This cohort is likely to have either experienced or reached adulthood during and after large‐scale deinstitutionalisation in Australia.

中文翻译：

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随着终身残疾而变老：中年人的“生活质量”是什么？

这项研究调查了居住在澳大利亚新南威尔士州和昆士兰州农村或城市地区的智障和/或发育性残疾社区居民中年成年人（30至50岁）的感知生活质量（QoL）。本文的具体目的是通过中年人的各种关键人口统计学特征提供QoL及其特定领域的描述性证据基础。在澳大利亚大规模去机构化期间和之后，该队列可能已经经历或成年。