What does ‘feeling at home’ mean for adults with intellectual disabilities living in group homes in England?

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI:10.1111/jar.13274

Deborah Chinn, Tony Levitan, Andrew Power, Katy Brickley, Shalim Ali

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Abstract

Background

Shared housing for adults with intellectual disabilities with staff support, is a common housing model internationally. We explored an overlooked aspect of group homes, namely the extent to which they enable a sense of ‘feeling at home’ for residents.

Method

A diverse group of 19 housemates participated in a photovoice study. Participants took photos in their homes and discussed them in individual interviews and in groups. Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

Residents' experience of home was multi-dimensional. ‘Feeling at home’ related to home as a site of identity cultivation (personal home); physical comfort or ‘misfitting’ (physical home) and home as the locus of key relationships (social home).

Conclusion

Achieving a sense of ‘feeling at home’ requires engagement in practices of home-making. Many of our participants required support from staff to engage in these practices. For some housemates their experience of home was conditional and precarious.

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对于生活在英格兰集体之家的智障成人来说，"宾至如归 "意味着什么？

背景：在国际上，为智障成人提供有工作人员支持的合住房屋是一种常见的住房模式。我们探讨了集体之家被忽视的一个方面，即集体之家在多大程度上让住户有 "家的感觉"：方法：由 19 名不同的住户组成的小组参与了一项照片选择研究。参与者在家中拍照，并在个人访谈和小组讨论中进行讨论。研究采用反思性主题分析法对数据进行分析：结果：居民对家的体验是多方面的。家的感觉 "与以下方面有关：家是身份培养的场所（个人家庭）；身体舒适或 "不合适"（物理家庭）；家是重要关系的所在地（社会家庭）：结论：要获得 "家的感觉"，就必须参与营造家的实践。我们的许多参与者需要工作人员的支持才能参与这些活动。对于一些舍友来说，他们对家的体验是有条件的、不稳定的。

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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Multiple-

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4.70

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： JARID is an international, peer-reviewed journal which draws together findings derived from original applied research in intellectual disabilities. The journal is an important forum for the dissemination of ideas to promote valued lifestyles for people with intellectual disabilities. It reports on research from the UK and overseas by authors from all relevant professional disciplines. It is aimed at an international, multi-disciplinary readership. Topics covered include community living, quality of life, challenging behaviour, communication, sexuality, medication, ageing, supported employment, family issues, mental health, physical health, autism, economic issues, social networks, staff stress, staff training, epidemiology and service provision.