title: Reported goal setting and benefits of person centred planning for people with intellectual disabilities.
abstract: Recent research suggests that person centred planning (PCP) can have a positive impact on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. This article presents data from open-ended comments collected during research on the impact of PCP on the life experiences of 65 people with intellectual disabilities living in England. These comments addressed the goals set prior to and during PCP, and the main benefits of PCP for participants. The results suggest that PCP led to increased goal setting in a range of goal categories. This was reflected in the most common main benefit of PCP of ;increased activities and opportunities' reported for 57 percent of participants. For 48 percent of participants, a main benefit of PCP was that they felt better in themselves, in terms of happiness or self-esteem. This must surely be the ultimate aim of those seeking to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wigham
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Eric
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authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatton
authors.forename: Johan
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authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: Paul
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authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krinjen-Kemp
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Towers
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Routledge
authors.forename: Peter
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authors.lastname: Oakes
authors.forename: Theresa
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authors.lastname: Joyce
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004739:England; D006040:Goals; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care