Current services and outcomes of formerly institutionalised and never‐institutionalised US adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A propensity score matching analysis
Abstract:Background
Deinstitutionalization research shows better services and outcomes relative to institutional life but has not compared formerly institutionalised and never‐institutionalised service users.
Methods
We used propensity score matching (PSM) to match formerly institutionalised and never‐institutionalised participants on six personal characteristics. Data came from the 2018 to 2019 National Core Indicators In‐Person Survey. We excluded current institution residents, and states with 25% + of missing data o… Show more
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