Using Self-Determination of Senior College Students with Disabilities to Predict Their Quality of Life One Year after Graduation

There is both an intuitive and theoretical link between self-determination and quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Theoretically, definitions of self-determination have framed the construct with regard to its contribution to a person’s overall quality of life, while theoretical frameworks of quality of life have included self-determination among the core dimensions contributing to enhanced quality of life. These theoretical linkages have been supported by research on the quality of life and self-determination of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the relationships between these constructs. This article provides an overview of theoretical frameworks of self-determination, their relationship with theoretical frameworks of quality of life, and research pertaining to these constructs with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is concluded that self-determination and quality of life are important constructs in designing supports that enable people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and that an important means to enhance the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is to promote and enable people to be self-determined.

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The Quality of Text-to-Voice and Voice-to-Text Software Systems for Smart Universities: Perceptions of College Students with Disabilities

Smart Education and e-Learning 2018 - Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-92363-5_5 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 51-66

Author(s):

Jeffrey P. Bakken ◽

Vladimir L. Uskov ◽

Narmada Rayala ◽

Jitendra Syamala ◽

Ashok Shah ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Software Systems ◽

College Students With Disabilities

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Impact on quality of life and self-determination of a national program for increasing supported employment in Europe

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

10.3233/jvr-2009-0473 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 55-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

M.A. Verdugo ◽

R. Martín-Ingelmo ◽

F.B. Jordán de Urríes ◽

C. Vicent ◽

M.C. Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Supported Employment ◽

Self Determination ◽

National Program

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Does Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Self-Determination Improve Their Quality of Life in South Korea?

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.294 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 89-89

Author(s):

Minhong Lee ◽

Kyeongmo Kim ◽

Sok An

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Self Determination ◽

Term Care ◽

Centered Care ◽

Human Rights Based Approach

Abstract Background and Purpose: Addressing issues of quality of life of nursing home residents based on the human rights-based approach has been a top priority in the long-term care system in Korea but no study has yet examined the relationship between self-determination of nursing home residents and their quality of life. This study aimed to examine whether greater levels of self-determination in the provision of daily care were associated with higher levels of quality of life of the residents. Methods: We collected data from 332 residents (+65) at 20 nursing homes in a metropolitan city. We measured residents’ right to self-determination using the autonomy scale of the Client-centered Care Questionnaire. We also included quality of life, socio-economic characteristics, ADLs, depressive symptoms, and social networks. We ran multiple regression analysis using SPSS 26.0. Results: The findings of this study revealed that greater levels of residents’ right to self-determination were associated with higher levels of quality of life (β =-.425, p <.0001). Older residents who were higher levels of depressive symptoms were likely to have lower levels of quality of life (β = -.265, p < .001). Conclusions and Implications: This study adds to the growing literature on the ways nursing home residents’ self-determination contributes to their quality of life. More opportunities for self-determination in their treatment should be given to promote recovery and to encourage participation in the decision-making process. Nursing practitioners and policymakers in Korea should develop programs and/or services that enhance residents’ self-determination to improve their quality of life.

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Methodological Approaches to the Actualization of Professional Self-Determination in Students with Disabilities in the Context of Development of Inclusive Education

Psychological Science and Education ◽

10.17759/pse.2018230203 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 19-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V.D. Bayramov ◽

T.I. Bonkalo ◽

D.S. Raidugin ◽

E.V. Voevodina

Keyword(s):

Students With Disabilities ◽

Inclusive Education ◽

Career Guidance ◽

Self Determination ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Professional Self ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

Trial Monitoring

The article deals with the problem of professional self-determination of persons with disabilities in the context of the transformational processes of the education system in Russia. The work consists of two semantic blocks. The first one provides a social analysis of the trial monitoring of accessibility and quality of inclusive higher education in Moscow, as well as in Belgorod, Lipetsk, Tambov and Tver regions. In addition, the educational needs of university applicants with disabilities in these regions are analyzed. The second part of the article reveals the main conceptual approaches to the organization of a system of professional and career guidance for students with disabilities in an inclusive university. The article also presents results of empirical psychological studies proving the importance of professional self-determination of students of the inclusive university as an integral goal of career guidance activities based on the coherent-synergetic approach developed by the authors.

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