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Characteristics of community-based social and recreational programs for aging and aged Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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正題名/作者:	Characteristics of community-based social and recreational programs for aging and aged Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities./
作者:	Wilder, Allison.
面頁冊數:	363 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1937.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-05A.
標題:	Gerontology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3316867
ISBN:	9780549644668

Characteristics of community-based social and recreational programs for aging and aged Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Wilder, Allison.

Characteristics of community-based social and recreational programs for aging and aged Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - 363 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1937.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008.

Growing old with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) is an often overlooked aspect of the aging of America. The relative "newness" of aged persons with I/DD is reflected in the limited research available as to their needs and desires within recreational services. The purpose of this descriptive study was to utilize survey research to investigate the current characteristics of social and recreational programs and services for older persons with I/DD and focused on those services available to aging (45--59) and aged (60+) persons with I/DD within Health Planning Region IV in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Further, the study was designed to explore the perceptions of case managers and community-based recreational program providers in Region IV with regard to the need for accommodations or supports and the potential barriers and challenges faced by the target population when engaging in leisure pursuits.

ISBN: 9780549644668Subjects--Topical Terms:

168436
Gerontology.

Characteristics of community-based social and recreational programs for aging and aged Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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520 $a Programmatic characteristics revealed wide variation across settings as to the types of programs offered, when they are offered, staffing patterns and program goals. Older adults with I/DD were served most often in public parks and recreation programs and by residential services providers. Senior center providers and adult day service providers served the lowest percentage of older adults with I/DD. Over 80% of case managers had no knowledge of available community-based recreational programs tailored to the needs of their clients over age 60. Top program goals for recreation services included fostering social networks and creating opportunities for fun and enjoyment. The use of inclusion as a program strategy was very limited and segregated, or population specific, programming was the norm. Community-based involvement was dominated by shopping and visits to retail settings, suggesting a critical disconnect between expressed program goals and actual program offerings. Transportation, cross training of staff in aging and/or disabilities services and adequate levels of staffing were perceived as the most necessary supports in recreational programming. In the 45--59 age group a significant mean rank difference (p ≤ .05) was found on having higher staff to participant ratios (p=.009), suggesting that recreational providers see higher staff to participant ratios as a more important accommodation when compared to case managers. With regard to barriers in the 45--59 age group, significant differences were found in the rankings of finding qualified staff trained in aging and disability (p=.014) and finding qualified staff trained in the delivery of recreational services to aging adults with I/DD (p=.036), suggesting that recreational program providers rank these barriers as presenting more of a challenge in accessing meaningful recreational and social involvement than do case managers. In the 60 and older group a significant mean rank difference for needed supports was found on needing more assistance to learn (p=.018), suggesting that recreational providers perceive these elders as needing more assistance to learn than nondisabled peers as a more important accommodation when compared to case managers. With respect to barriers, significance was noted in limited access to assistive technology (p=.002), suggesting that recreational providers see access to technology as more of a barrier to meaningful engagement in leisure than do case managers.
520 $a In sum, findings suggest that both case managers and recreational program providers perceive that access to recreational programs specifically designed to meet the needs of elders with I/DD and access to transportation as well as staff adequately cross-trained in aging, disability and recreation programming are primary needs in serving this population of older adults in the delivery of meaningful engagement in creational programming. Both case managers and recreational program providers shared the perception that most staff are not adequately trained in the provision of recreational services. Additionally, transportation, available during weekends and evenings when most persons are engaged in recreational pursuits, is a critical support need. The promotion of inclusive recreation programming, designed with needs of all elders in mind, and staffed by highly qualified recreation professionals, such as certified therapeutic recreation specialists, could go far in ensuring that these services contribute to personal growth, meaningful involvement and quality of life.
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