Social aspects of eating events among people with intellectual disability in community living
- 30 November 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
- Vol. 35 (4), 259-267
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2010.513329
Abstract
Background In Sweden, a process involving the deinstitutionalisation of services and the establishment of community-based settings for people with intellectual disability has meant changes in meal arrangements. In the present study, we focus on the social arrangements of meals in community-based settings. Method Participant observations were used to study the meals as social events for 32 participants, 9 of whom lived in supported living and 23 in group homes. Results Breakfast and dinner were often eaten alone, while lunch at the daily activity centre and the food eaten between meals (snacks) were mostly shared with other people. Meals for participants in supported living were seldom social, and meals for participants in the group homes often hierarchical. Conclusion The participants were often limited in choosing their company at meals, which typically consisted of other people with intellectual disability and staff. If they made such choices, they were dependent upon staff support to realise them.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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