Engagement in retirement: An evaluation of the effect of Active Mentoring on engagement of older adults with intellectual disability in mainstream community groups

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1130-1142

  Chng, J P L ^a   Stancliffe, R J ^a   Wilson, N J ^a   Anderson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active Mentoring; Active support; Engagement; Intellectual disability; Retirement; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TEACHER; TRAINING;

ACTIVE MENTORING; ACTIVE SUPPORT; ENGAGEMENT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885468345     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01625.x     Document Type: Article

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