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Engagement in retirement: an evaluation of the effect of A ctive M entoring on engagement of older adults with intellectual disability in mainstream community groups
Author(s) -
Chng J. P. L.,
Stancliffe R. J.,
Wilson N. J.,
Anderson K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01625.x
Subject(s) - mainstream , intellectual disability , observational study , psychology , gerontology , medicine , psychiatry , philosophy , theology , pathology
Background As adults with intellectual disability age, retirement options need to be explored. One option is to attend a mainstream community group for retirees. Support within these groups could come from group members who are trained to act as mentors for the older adults with intellectual disability. This research evaluated a support training programme, A ctive M entoring , which combines elements of A ctive S upport and C o‐worker T raining . Method Three older women with intellectual disability participated in a non‐concurrent multiple baseline design. Effect size analyses (Percentage of Non‐overlapping Data) were used to evaluate observational data. Results A ctive M entoring was effective in increasing most types of engagement in activities, but there was no observed effect for social engagement. Mentor help also increased. Conclusion A ctive M entoring was effective in eliciting support from mentors, and in increasing activity engagement of older adults with intellectual disability in mainstream community groups.