List of works - Christine Bigby

"I won't be around forever": Understanding the decision-making experiences of adults with severe TBI and their parents

scientific article published on 9 March 2015

"I've never been a yes person": Decision-making participation and self-conceptualization after severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

'The biggest thing is trying to live for two people': Spousal experiences of supporting decision-making participation for partners with TBI.

scientific article published on April 2015

'We Just Call Them People': Positive Regard as a Dimension of Culture in Group Homes for People with Severe Intellectual Disability

scientific article published on October 2014

A collaborative group method of inclusive research

scientific article published on 4 December 2013

A model of processes that underpin positive relationships for adults with severe intellectual disability

scientific article published on December 2012

A prospective study of hospital episodes of adults with intellectual disability

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

A survey of people with intellectual disabilities living in residential aged care facilities in Victoria

scientific article

A systematic review of hospital experiences of people with intellectual disability

scientific article

Advancing Social Work Research in Australia: Experienced Researcher Perspectives

scientific article published in 2023

An exploration of communication within active support for adults with high and low support needs

scientific article published on 27 June 2018

Being a valuable contributor on the frontline: The self-perception of staff in group homes for people with intellectual disability

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Communication access on trains: a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of passengers with communication disabilities.

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Competencies of front-line managers in supported accommodation: issues for practice and future research

scientific article published on May 2012

Conceptualizing inclusive research with people with intellectual disability

scientific article published on 04 December 2013

Culture in Better Group Homes for People With Intellectual Disability at Severe Levels

scientific article published in October 2016

Cycles of adaptive strategies over the life course

scientific article

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Group Home Culture Scale

scientific article published on 23 December 2019

Development of an evidence-based practice framework to guide decision making support for people with cognitive impairment due to acquired brain injury or intellectual disability

scientific article published on 18 November 2018

Dimensions of group home culture as predictors of quality of life outcomes

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Disconnected expectations: staff, family, and supported employee perspectives about retirement

scientific article published in September 2011

Diversity and Ageing

Encounter as a dimension of social inclusion for people with intellectual disability: beyond and between community presence and participation

scientific article published on 19 October 2011

Experiences of supporting people with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease in aged care and family environments

scientific article published on 3 January 2012

Factors associated with increases over time in the quality of Active Support in supported accommodation services for people with intellectual disabilities: A multi-level model

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Factors that predict good Active Support in services for people with intellectual disabilities: A multilevel model

scientific article published on 14 October 2019

Health issues of older people with intellectual disability in group homes(†)

scientific article

Hospital experiences of older people with intellectual disability: responses of group home staff and family members

scientific article published in September 2010

How frontline staff manage paperwork in group homes for people with intellectual disability: Implications for practice

scientific article published on 08 May 2018

Identifying conceptualizations and theories of change embedded in interventions to facilitate community participation for people with intellectual disability: A scoping review

scientific article

Identifying good group homes: qualitative indicators using a quality of life framework.

scientific article published in October 2014

Implementation of active support in Victoria, Australia: an exploratory study

scientific article

Improving Quality of Life Outcomes in Supported Accommodation for People with Intellectual Disability: What Makes a Difference?

scientific article published on 24 October 2016

Inclusion in political and public life: The experiences of people with intellectual disability on government disability advisory bodies in Australia

article

Increasing day service staff capacity to facilitate positive relationships with people with severe intellectual disability: Evaluation of a new intervention using multiple baseline design

Issues of active ageing: perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability

scientific article published on June 2008

Known well by no-one: trends in the informal social networks of middle-aged and older people with intellectual disability five years after moving to the community

scientific article published in June 2008

Maximizing community inclusion through mainstream communication services for adults with severe disabilities

Measuring practice leadership in supported accommodation services for people with intellectual disability: Comparing staff-rated and observational measures

Mediating Community Participation: Practice of Support Workers in Initiating, Facilitating or Disrupting Encounters between People with and without Intellectual Disability

scientific article published on 7 January 2015

Mentors' experiences of using the Active Mentoring model to support older adults with intellectual disability to participate in community groups.

scientific article published in December 2013

Observing practice leadership in intellectual and developmental disability services.

scientific article published on 08 June 2015

Planning and decision making about the future care of older group home residents and transition to residential aged care.

scientific article published on 17 June 2010

Position statement on housing and support for people with severe or profound intellectual disability

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Reflections on doing inclusive research in the "making life good in the community" study

scientific article published in June 2010

Representation and reporting of communicatively vulnerable patients in patient experience research

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Residential aged care for people with intellectual disability: a matter of perspective

scientific article published on 25 July 2013

Responsiveness to self-report questions about loneliness: a comparison of mainstream and intellectual disability-specific instruments

scientific article

Self-Advocacy as a Means to Positive Identities for People with Intellectual Disability: 'We Just Help Them, Be Them Really'.

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

Social inclusion and people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: a systematic review

scientific article published on September 25, 2012

Social interaction with adults with severe intellectual disability: having fun and hanging out.

scientific article

Supporting decision-making of adults with cognitive disabilities: The role of Law Reform Agencies – Recommendations, rationales and influence

scientific article published on 21 September 2018

Taking each day as it comes: staff experiences of supporting people with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease in group homes

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

The Challenges and Benefits of Using Participant Observation to Understand the Social Interaction of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

The National Disability Insurance Scheme in an Urban Context: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Cities

The pearl in the middle: a case study of social interactions in an individual with a severe intellectual disability

scientific article published on September 2010

The potential for active mentoring to support the transition into retirement for older adults with a lifelong disability.

scientific article published in September 2010

The state of health services partnering with consumers: evidence from an online survey of Australian health services

article

Transition to retirement and participation in mainstream community groups using active mentoring: a feasibility and outcomes evaluation with a matched comparison group.

scientific article published on 11 December 2014

Uncovering dimensions of culture in underperforming group homes for people with severe intellectual disability

scientific article published in December 2012

Why are conferences “Sometimes about us, without us”?

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

‘It's pretty hard with our ones, they can't talk, the more able bodied can participate’: staff attitudes about the applicability of disability policies to people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

‘More people talk to you when you have a dog’ - dogs as catalysts for social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities

scientific article published on 19 August 2018

List of works by Christine Bigby

"I won't be around forever": Understanding the decision-making experiences of adults with severe TBI and their parents

"I've never been a yes person": Decision-making participation and self-conceptualization after severe traumatic brain injury

'The biggest thing is trying to live for two people': Spousal experiences of supporting decision-making participation for partners with TBI.

'We Just Call Them People': Positive Regard as a Dimension of Culture in Group Homes for People with Severe Intellectual Disability

A collaborative group method of inclusive research

A model of processes that underpin positive relationships for adults with severe intellectual disability

A prospective study of hospital episodes of adults with intellectual disability

A survey of people with intellectual disabilities living in residential aged care facilities in Victoria

A systematic review of hospital experiences of people with intellectual disability

Advancing Social Work Research in Australia: Experienced Researcher Perspectives

An exploration of communication within active support for adults with high and low support needs

Being a valuable contributor on the frontline: The self-perception of staff in group homes for people with intellectual disability

COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers

Communication access on trains: a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of passengers with communication disabilities.

Competencies of front-line managers in supported accommodation: issues for practice and future research

Conceptualizing inclusive research with people with intellectual disability

Culture in Better Group Homes for People With Intellectual Disability at Severe Levels

Cycles of adaptive strategies over the life course

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Group Home Culture Scale

Development of an evidence-based practice framework to guide decision making support for people with cognitive impairment due to acquired brain injury or intellectual disability

Dimensions of group home culture as predictors of quality of life outcomes

Disconnected expectations: staff, family, and supported employee perspectives about retirement

Diversity and Ageing

Encounter as a dimension of social inclusion for people with intellectual disability: beyond and between community presence and participation

Experiences of supporting people with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease in aged care and family environments

Factors associated with increases over time in the quality of Active Support in supported accommodation services for people with intellectual disabilities: A multi-level model

Factors that predict good Active Support in services for people with intellectual disabilities: A multilevel model

Health issues of older people with intellectual disability in group homes(†)

Hospital experiences of older people with intellectual disability: responses of group home staff and family members

How frontline staff manage paperwork in group homes for people with intellectual disability: Implications for practice

Identifying conceptualizations and theories of change embedded in interventions to facilitate community participation for people with intellectual disability: A scoping review

Identifying good group homes: qualitative indicators using a quality of life framework.

Implementation of active support in Victoria, Australia: an exploratory study

Improving Quality of Life Outcomes in Supported Accommodation for People with Intellectual Disability: What Makes a Difference?

Inclusion in political and public life: The experiences of people with intellectual disability on government disability advisory bodies in Australia

Increasing day service staff capacity to facilitate positive relationships with people with severe intellectual disability: Evaluation of a new intervention using multiple baseline design

Issues of active ageing: perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability

Known well by no-one: trends in the informal social networks of middle-aged and older people with intellectual disability five years after moving to the community

Maximizing community inclusion through mainstream communication services for adults with severe disabilities

Measuring practice leadership in supported accommodation services for people with intellectual disability: Comparing staff-rated and observational measures

Mediating Community Participation: Practice of Support Workers in Initiating, Facilitating or Disrupting Encounters between People with and without Intellectual Disability

Mentors' experiences of using the Active Mentoring model to support older adults with intellectual disability to participate in community groups.

Observing practice leadership in intellectual and developmental disability services.

Planning and decision making about the future care of older group home residents and transition to residential aged care.

Position statement on housing and support for people with severe or profound intellectual disability

Reflections on doing inclusive research in the "making life good in the community" study

Representation and reporting of communicatively vulnerable patients in patient experience research

Residential aged care for people with intellectual disability: a matter of perspective

Responsiveness to self-report questions about loneliness: a comparison of mainstream and intellectual disability-specific instruments

Self-Advocacy as a Means to Positive Identities for People with Intellectual Disability: 'We Just Help Them, Be Them Really'.

Social inclusion and people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: a systematic review

Social interaction with adults with severe intellectual disability: having fun and hanging out.

Supporting decision-making of adults with cognitive disabilities: The role of Law Reform Agencies – Recommendations, rationales and influence

Taking each day as it comes: staff experiences of supporting people with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease in group homes

The Challenges and Benefits of Using Participant Observation to Understand the Social Interaction of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

The National Disability Insurance Scheme in an Urban Context: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Cities

The pearl in the middle: a case study of social interactions in an individual with a severe intellectual disability

The potential for active mentoring to support the transition into retirement for older adults with a lifelong disability.

The state of health services partnering with consumers: evidence from an online survey of Australian health services

Transition to retirement and participation in mainstream community groups using active mentoring: a feasibility and outcomes evaluation with a matched comparison group.

Uncovering dimensions of culture in underperforming group homes for people with severe intellectual disability

Why are conferences “Sometimes about us, without us”?

‘It's pretty hard with our ones, they can't talk, the more able bodied can participate’: staff attitudes about the applicability of disability policies to people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities

‘More people talk to you when you have a dog’ - dogs as catalysts for social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities