title: Changes in the self-rated well-being of people who move from congregated settings to personalized arrangements and group home placements.
abstract: A natural experiment contrasted the self-rated well-being of people with intellectual disabilities ( n = 75) and those with enduring mental health problems ( n = 44) after they moved to new accommodation and support options, while others remained in congregated settings or living in the family home. Most support staff also provided well-being ratings. In personalized arrangements, personal well-being was significantly higher than in congregated settings; particularly for people with intellectual disability who had higher support needs compared to people with mental health problems. Moving to a group home also brought some improvement in the well-being ratings of people with intellectual disability but only for those with higher support needs. Such moves seemed to lead to a decline in well-being for those with mental health problems. There were marked discrepancies between ratings given by the person with those of staff. The well-being measure shows promise for use in further comparative and longitudinal studies.
authors: Ulster University, UK.
authors: Roy
authors: R
authors: McConkey
authors: Genio Ltd, Ireland.
authors: Fiona
authors: F
authors: Keogh
authors: Ulster University, UK.
authors: Brendan
authors: B
authors: Bunting
authors: Trinity College, Ireland.
authors: Edurne Garcia
authors: EG
authors: Iriarte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012112:Residential Facilities
keywords: intellectual disability; mental health problems; personalization; resettlement; well-being