'Moving on' for Adults With a Learning Disability and Their Families: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study.

ABSTRACT: Ending familial co-residence, termed 'moving on' by participants, is an increasingly relevant life transition for people with a learning disability due to increasing life expectancy and policy developments. Nevertheless, there is an absence of research exploring this transition experience in a United Kingdom (UK) context. This constructivist grounded theory study therefore aimed to explore, conceptualise, and theorise the 'moving on' experiences of adults with a learning disability and their families. This article reports the experiences of five adults with a learning disability and nine family members in England, UK. Narrative interviews and creative storybook methods were used to collect data between April 2015 and May 2016. Constant comparative methods, theoretical sampling, and memo wr

SUBMITTER: Taylor B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475772 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature