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The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of leisure in a sample of older adults with intellectual disability. Twenty-nine older adults participated in indepth interviews. An interview guide was utilized which included topics relating to leisure participation and social interaction in a variety of environments. Data were analysed according to the constant comparative method. The most pronounced theme that emerged from the data was lack of self-determination in leisure. Participants had few opportunities to freely choose leisure in any aspect of their lives. In many cases, opportunities for self-determined leisure were further constricted by age-related changes in the participants' lives.
Assuntos
Deficiência Intelectual/psicologia , Atividades de Lazer , Atividades Cotidianas/psicologia , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Avaliação Geriátrica , Lares para Grupos , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/reabilitação , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Determinação da Personalidade , Qualidade de Vida , Aposentadoria , Comportamento SocialRESUMO
Patterns of symptoms associated with depression and dementia were examined in 3 aging adults with Down syndrome. A case study approach (Yin, 1994) was employed to identify and link these symptoms. Results of the case analyses provide further insight into distinguishing between depression and dementia in older persons with Down syndrome.
