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Discerning the Appropriate Role and Status of ‘Quality of Life’ Assessment for Persons with Intellectual Disability: A Reply to Cummins
Author(s) -
Ager Alastair,
Hatton Chris
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00089.x
Subject(s) - psychology , intellectual disability , quality of life (healthcare) , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , service provider , gerontology , applied psychology , actuarial science , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , business , marketing , psychotherapist , philosophy , epistemology
Three major issues arising from Cummins' (1997) review of quality of life (QOL) assessment for persons with intellectual disability are identified. First, Cummins' analysis of pre‐existing measures relevant to the analysis of QOL is argued to be inadequate. Second, the relationship between ‘objective’ and ‘subjective’ measures of life experience is proposed to be more complex than that implied by the earlier review. Third, discussion of the appropriate role and status of attempts to measure QOL indicates such measurement may be more empowering of service providers than service users.