Family decision making: Benefits to persons with developmental disabilities and their family members
Abstract
Family involvement in planning and choosing services has become a key intervention concept in developmental disability services. This study (N = 547) modeled patterns of family decision making and assessed benefits to persons with developmental disabilities (DDs) and their family members. A latent profile analysis identified 4 classes that were highly involved in decision making (n = 118), involved only in planning (n = 166), involved only in financial decisions (n = 75), and uninvolved (n = 188). Multiple regression analysis indicated that consumers with DD whose family members were highly involved received more services than consumers in other families. A multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that the family members in the highly involved and planning classes experienced more family member satisfaction than others. Findings have implications for practice. © Copyright by American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2008.
Publication Title
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Recommended Citation
Neely-Barnes, S., Carolyn Graff, J., Marcenko, M., & Weber, L. (2008). Family decision making: Benefits to persons with developmental disabilities and their family members. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46 (2), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1352/0047-6765(2008)46[93:FDMBTP]2.0.CO;2
