title: Conceptualization, measurement, and application of quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities: report of an international panel of experts.
abstract: In this article a number of issues involving the concept of quality of life as applied to persons with intellectual disabilities are summarized, and a number of agreed-upon principles regarding its conceptualization, measurement, and application are presented. We realize that the concepts and models presented in this article will vary potentially from country to country, and even from area to area within countries. The cross-cultural understanding of the concept of quality of life is in its infancy, and we hope that the discourses resulting from the material presented in this article will facilitate both cross-cultural understanding and collaborative work. The article reflects current thought about the conceptualization, measurement, and application of this increasingly important and widely used concept in the field of intellectual disabilities and sets the stage for its continuing development.
authors.affiliation: Hastings College, USA. rschalock@plix.com
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schalock
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cummins
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Felce
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matikka
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Parmenter
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results