Subjective Health and Life Satisfaction in Young Adults with a Physical Disability

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Subjective Health and Life Satisfaction in Young Adults with a Physical Disability

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper presents the results of a study that investigated connection between them. Research compared subjective health and life satisfaction between young adults with physical disability of lower extremities and intact population. There were 55 respondents in each research sample. Quantitative design had been chosen using two self-assessment scales: 12-item version of WHODAS 2.0 (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule) and SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale). The first had been translated into Czech language for the purposes of the research and is now freely available. Statistical analysis involving both causal-comparative and correlation testing had been used to determine the existence and the character of the relationship between subjective health and life satisfaction and the impacting factors and to identify the differences between the two groups. The results show that there is a causal relationship between life satisfaction and subjective health in both groups, while it seems to be stronger in the group of people with physical disability. It seems that in people with a physical disability when compared to intact population the degree of life satisfaction is influenced by subjective perception of health in greater measure. However, although in people with a physical disability the impact of subjective perception of health on their life satisfaction is substantial, subjective health is not as tightly linked with objective state of health. This means that even in situations when their medical condition and functional impairment may not be significantly improved it is meaningful to attempt to improve subjective perception of health. This may be achievable by interventions aimed at factors impacting subjective perception of health. More research, especially of qualitative or mixed design, is needed, however, to determine the key factors of subjective health in people with a physical disability.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Subjective Health and Life Satisfaction in Young Adults with a Physical Disability

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper presents the results of a study that investigated connection between them. Research compared subjective health and life satisfaction between young adults with physical disability of lower extremities and intact population. There were 55 respondents in each research sample. Quantitative design had been chosen using two self-assessment scales: 12-item version of WHODAS 2.0 (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule) and SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale). The first had been translated into Czech language for the purposes of the research and is now freely available. Statistical analysis involving both causal-comparative and correlation testing had been used to determine the existence and the character of the relationship between subjective health and life satisfaction and the impacting factors and to identify the differences between the two groups. The results show that there is a causal relationship between life satisfaction and subjective health in both groups, while it seems to be stronger in the group of people with physical disability. It seems that in people with a physical disability when compared to intact population the degree of life satisfaction is influenced by subjective perception of health in greater measure. However, although in people with a physical disability the impact of subjective perception of health on their life satisfaction is substantial, subjective health is not as tightly linked with objective state of health. This means that even in situations when their medical condition and functional impairment may not be significantly improved it is meaningful to attempt to improve subjective perception of health. This may be achievable by interventions aimed at factors impacting subjective perception of health. More research, especially of qualitative or mixed design, is needed, however, to determine the key factors of subjective health in people with a physical disability.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

AM - Pedagogika a školství

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

ICLEL 16 Conference Proceeding Book

ISBN

978-605-66495-1-6

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

468-477

Název nakladatele

ICLEL COnferences

Místo vydání

Sakarya

Místo konání akce

Liepaja, Latvia

Datum konání akce

21. 7. 2016

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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