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Quality of Life Measurement in the Field of Intellectual Disabilities: Eight Principles for Assessing Quality of Life-Related Personal Outcomes

Authors: Claudia Claes, Geert Van Hove, Jos van Loon, Stijn Vandevelde, Robert L. Schalock

Published in: Social Indicators Research | Issue 1/2010

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As the concept of quality of life (QOL) has evolved from a theoretical concept to both a measurable construct and an action-oriented change agent in the field of intellectual disabilities, there has emerged a corresponding need to develop, implement, and use a systematic approach to the assessment of domain-referenced quality of life outcomes. The purpose of this article is to suggest eight principles based on published literature and the authors’ experiences that should underlie the assessment of QOL-related personal outcomes in the field of intellectual disabilities. Data from the development of the personal outcomes scale are used to exemplify each principle. The article’s premise is that model development and test construction should work in tandem, and that a ‘quality of life assessment instrument’ should be based on an empirically derived QOL conceptual and measurement framework/model.

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Title: Quality of Life Measurement in the Field of Intellectual Disabilities: Eight Principles for Assessing Quality of Life-Related Personal Outcomes
Authors: Claudia Claes
Geert Van Hove
Jos van Loon
Stijn Vandevelde
Robert L. Schalock
Publication date: 01-08-2010
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Social Indicators Research / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-009-9517-7

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