2025-02-052025-02-05http://hdl.handle.net/11634/61855One hundred and fifty eight families of adults with intellectual disability were interviewed; their average age was 38.8. Of these, 85.4% had medical service, 85.4% hadn’t attended school, and 24.4% knew how to read or write. The average age of caretakers was 60 years. 48.9% of these manifested satisfaction with their quality of life, whereas, 20.2% expressed dissatisfaction. However, the efficiency of support was rated very low in the following proportions: 59.9% in educative support received and 51% with no expectations for improvement; 52.3% in spiritual support received, and 91.7% with no expectations for improvement; and 17.6% in health support received, and 79.4 with no expectations for improvement. Furthermore, psychosocial support was perceived as inefficient or unnecessary, without hope for improvement. Keywords: Family, Quality of life, Intellectual disability/mental retardation, Social networks.Ciento cincuenta y ocho familias en cuya composición existe un adulto con discapacidad intelectual, con un promedio de 38.8 años, fueron entrevistadas; 85.4% contaba con servicio médico, 85.4% no asistía a un programa educativo y 24.4% sabía leer o escribir. El promedio de edad de su cuidador era de 60 años. El 48.9% de ellos manifestó satisfacción con la calidad de vida, mientras que el 20.2% expresó insatisfacción; sin embargo, 59.5%, 52.3% y 17.6% consideraron que la eficiencia del apoyo educativo, espiritual y en salud era muy baja, respectivamente; 51% no mantenía expectativa de mejoramiento educativo; al igual que 91.7%, 79.4% y 90.9% en apoyo espiritual, en salud y laboral, en su orden. Los apoyos psicosociales se percibieron como ineficientes o innecesarios, sin albergar esperanza de mejoramiento.Palabras clave: Familia, Calidad de vida, Discapacidad intelectual/retardo mental, Redes sociales.application/pdftext/htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article