Abstract
The lives of those with intellectual disability has changed immensely over the last 40 years; Understanding how quality-of-life is indicated for these individuals in terms of meaningful outcomes is necessary to determine how positive these changes have been, to identify the needs of this population that may inform future policy. An integrative literature review was conducted following Whittemore and Knafl's, (2005) approach. A literature search of CINAHL, Medline, Psychinfo and Google Scholar was utilised to find relevant literature, complimented with specific journal searches of IASSIDD, RAPIDD and JIDD. Sixteen articles met the aim of the review, and all meet critical appraisal using JBI appraisal tools. Four themes emerged from the analysis: The individual, Connectedness to meaningful life, Barriers to meaningful life and Facilitating factors of meaningful life. Quality of life indicators inform a meaningful life, the understanding of what is meaningful life is one that evolves as the individual develops. Meaningful life is based on the individual and the internal perceptions influenced by quality-of-life indicators. There are several areas that facilitate or impede quality of life domains, and therefore impact on the meaningful life outcomes for an individual.