The impact of deinstitutionalization on family contact.
Indices of family contact were reviewed across four cohorts of persons with mental retardation who were transferred from a large public institution to small supported living arrangements. In this longitudinal study, it was found that family contact increased subsequent to community placement, and that these increased levels of contact were maintained for as long as 4 years.
Spreat
Scott
S
Clinical Services, Woods Services, Langhorne, PA 19047, USA. sspreat@woods.org
Conroy
James W
JW
D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012112:Residential Facilities