Medical needs of institutionalized mentally retarded persons: perceptions of families and staff members.
Agreement between families and institutional staff members on the intensity of medical needs of mentally retarded residents was investigated. Agreement was poor, with families perceiving far greater levels of medical needs. Implications for deinstitutionalization planning in relation to family opposition were discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005190:Family; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis