Análisis cualitativos y cuantitativos de las necesidades de apoyos de adultos con discapacidad intelectual en situación de vulnerabilidad social
- Vega Córdova, Vanessa 1
- Jenaro Río, Cristina 2
- Cruz Ortiz, Maribel 3
- Gómez-Gil, Francisca
- Catalán, Sandra 1
- 1 Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile
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Universidad de Salamanca
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- 3 Universidad de San Luis de Potosi
ISSN: 2530-0350
Year of publication: 2012
Issue Title: Resúmenes y Abstracts de las VIII Jornadas Científicas Internacionales de Investigación sobre Discapacidad
Volume: 43
Issue: 241
Pages: 154-155
Type: Article
More publications in: Siglo Cero: Revista Española sobre Discapacidad Intelectual
Abstract
This research focuses on the analysis of support needs of people with intellectual disabilities living institutionalized in a particular context such as Chile. The research adopts a mixed methodological design, of quantitative and qualitative nature. Quantitative analyses present the results obtained after utilizing the Supports Intensity Scale, SIS. Qualitative analysis presents the results obtained after gathering three focus groups with service providers. The analyses revealed some discrepancies between quantitative and qualitative findings. From a quantitative point of view, the profile of support needs corresponds to level I, the lowest level, and is quite homogeneous. However, qualitative analyses suggest the existence of higher support needs related to home life, community life, and human development. In addition service providers indicate a need to provide this support in a high intensity and long term to achieve personal results. These results support the relevance of using mixed methodologies to describe in greater detail a complex reality.