Ii. The Use of the Degree of Dependency Scale for Describing the Characteristics of Clients Who Are Mentally Handicapped

Humphreys, Simone; Lowe, Kathryn; Blunden, Roger

doi:10.1179/bjms.1984.004

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“…Scores range from 9 to 27, with higher scores indicating a higher level of ability. The Wessex Mental Handicap Register has been demonstrated to have acceptable inter‐rater reliability ( Humphreys et al 1984), and versions of the scale have been used in a number of recent studies ( Grant & McGrath 1990; McGrath & Grant 1993; Todd & Shearn 1996a, 1996b, 1996c).…”

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Parents of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Quality of Life and Experiences of Caring

Walden¹,

Pistrang²,

Joyce³

2000

Research Intellect Disabil

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This study examined a UK sample of parents caring for their adult offspring with intellectual disabilities, and the factors contributing to their quality of life and experiences of caregiving. Structured interviews were conducted with 62 parents of adults with intellectual disabilities. On several indices of quality of life, parents did not seem to be functioning as well as caregiving parents in the US, or as well as adults in the general US population.The offspring's level of challenging behaviour and physical dependency and the parent's satisfaction with informal support were associated with parental quality of life. The salience that parents placed on their post‐parental life style was also associated with quality of life, with ‘captive’ parents faring more poorly than ‘captivated’ parents.

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Parents of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Quality of Life and Experiences of Caring

Walden¹,

Pistrang²,

Joyce³

2000

Research Intellect Disabil

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Canvassing the Views of People with a Mental Handicap

Lowe¹,

Paiva²

1988

The Irish Journal of Psychology

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The Bryn‐y‐Neuadd Degree of Dependency Rating Scale:

Caddell

Woods²

1984

Journal of the British Institute of Mental Handicap (APEX)

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SUMMARY: The authors describe the derivation of nine categories of dependency based on age and selected items from the Wessex Mental Handicap Register. The Bryn‐y‐Neuadd Degree of Dependency Rating Scale has been used in at least three reports, and is generally recognised to be a useful instrument at the early stage of planning service requirements for developments in geographically defined areas.

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Ii. The Use of the Degree of Dependency Scale for Describing the Characteristics of Clients Who Are Mentally Handicapped

Cited by 4 publications

References 3 publications

Parents of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Quality of Life and Experiences of Caring

Parents of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Quality of Life and Experiences of Caring

Canvassing the Views of People with a Mental Handicap

The Bryn‐y‐Neuadd Degree of Dependency Rating Scale:

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