Quality of life for people with physical disabilities: a new instrument

Objective: to identify and systematize — in the literature available in computer databases (LILACS and MEDLINE) — studies on the quality of life of people with physical disabilities from spinal cord injury in the period from 1994 to 2004. Methods: this is a descriptive and exploratory study, in which a bibliographic review was performed. The following descriptors were used: people with physical disabilities, handicapped people, spinal cord injuries, quality of life, nursing and nursing care, and 27 articles were found, which comprised the sample for the study. Results: the topics of the articles encountered were the following: well-being of individuals with spinal cord injury; the rehabilitation process; life satisfaction; performance of physical activities and life expectancy. The study indicated an overall lack of publications in the field of nursing, as well as in methodological aspects. It was found that, although improving the life quality of patients with spinal cord injury is extremely important, there is a scarcity of studies on this subject, and it should be further investigated and discussed. Conclusion: therefore, it is important to include an understanding of the subjectivity of individuals with spinal cord injury and their perception on quality of life, aimed at improving nursing care. Descriptors: quality of life; people with disabilities; spinal cord; health of disabled or incapacitated people

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Resilience, pain and quality of life in people with physical disabilities: A systematic review

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1341 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S733-S733

Author(s):

P. Aranguren

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Disability ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Health Condition ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Pain Beliefs ◽

Important Relationship ◽

The Individual ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

IntroductionMore than a thousand million people live with a certain type of disability over the world (more than a 15% of the population worldwide). In Spain, 2.5 millions of people suffer from a physical disability. Disability can be understood as an interaction of the individual's health condition (disease, illness…) and his/her environmental and personal factors. Resilience could be included as a powerful personal factor, which would play a major role in the individual's quality of life. Resilience can be defined as a universal basic capacity to prevent, minimize or overcome life's adversities, even reaching a change in the life of the individual.AimTo determine the association among resilience, pain and quality of life in people with physical disabilities.Materials and methodsAn electronic search of several databases (Psycinfo, Medline, Pubmed…) was performed using the terms resilience, physical disability, and physical illness among others.Results– Pain and resilience show an important relationship. Factors as acceptance, pain beliefs and self-efficacy are directly related with a lower pain interference.– Resilience and quality of life show a strong positive relationship.ConclusionSeveral factors are related to resilience in people with physical disabilities. Resilience seems to be an important capacity that helps individual with physical disabilities overcome adversities. Further analyses are required.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

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Psychological Distress and Social Integration of Elderly People With Physical Disabilities

Function and Disability Journal ◽

10.32598/fdj.4.32 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 32-32

Author(s):

Mohammad Taghi Karimian ◽

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Sonja Düllmann ◽

Wolfgang Senf ◽

Sefik Tagay ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Social Integration ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Poor Physical Health ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

Background and Objectives: Poor physical health can affect the performance of everyday life activities and integration into society. The extent of disability or its influence on the life of an individual is related to his/her physical and social environment. This study aimed to examine the psychological existential orientation and social integration of elders with physical disabilities. Methods: Forty-six people with physical disabilities (with Mean±SD age of 73.7±10.6 years and age range of 53-93 years) were examined regarding psychological existential orientation, social integration, and health-related quality of life, using an extensive questionnaire set, including questionnaire on assistive technology, the Brief Symptom Inventory, and health-related quality of life. Results: The results showed that poor physical health can negatively impact the psyche and integration of the sample into society. Also, the subjects indicated a strong desire for more integration into society, however, they did not significantly participate in society in the last two weeks. Conclusion: Poor health and dependence on the environment in daily life can negatively influence the psychological and social situation and also limit social integration.

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Quality of Life of People with Disabilities from Sport Participation Point of View

Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae ◽

10.1515/afepuc-2016-0007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 77-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Dagmar Nemček

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Sport Activity ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Point Of View ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Chi Square ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

SummaryThe aim of the study was to compare the satisfaction with quality of life indicators (QoLI) and quality of life domains (QoLD) scores between people with physical disabilities (PPD) and people who are deaf or hard of hearing (PD/HH) from sport participation point of view. The study included 315 individuals with PPD (n = 150; male = 76) and PD/HH (n = 165; male = 85) divided into two groups of those who are regularly participating in sport and those who are not participating in any sport activity in their leisure. The second part of the Subjective Quality of Life Analysis (S.QUA.L.A.) was used. The Pearson chi-square test was used to determine the differences in 23 QoLI and 5 QoLD between PPD and PD/HH from sport participation point of view and student’s two-sample t-test was used to compare overall quality of life (QoL). We found that PD/HH who are participating regularly in sport presented significantly higher satisfaction with 7 evaluated QoLI and with all 5 QoLD. Overall QoL score was significantly higher (p < .01) in PD/HH. In the group of people who are not participating in sport we found significantly higher satisfaction with 13 QoLI in PD/HH and with 8 QoLI in PPD. Satisfaction with 4 QoLD was significantly higher in PD/HH and only with domain (physical health) were significantly higher satisfied PPD (p < .01). Overall QoL score did not show significant differences between groups of people with disabilities who are not participating in any sport. The results of our study confirmed that PD/HH have significantly higher QoL comparing PPD no matter if they participating in sport or not. This evaluation measured by S.QUA.L.A shows that it is a suitable tool to asses QoL in people with different kinds of disabilities.

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