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- Title
Life Satisfaction among People with Progressive Disabilities.
- Authors
Chen, Roy K.; Crewe, Nancy M.
- Abstract
This study investigated the life satisfaction among 218 individuals with progressive disabilities, who were recruited through the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Participants completed questionnaires containing several scales measuring predictor and outcome variables. Regression analyses were performed to analyze the quantitative data. The results indicated that 49% of the variance in life satisfaction among individuals with neuromuscular and neurological diseases was explained in the regression model. The best predictors of life satisfaction were the level of acceptance of disability, hope, spiritual well-being; age, sex, marital status, and employment status. This study suggests the importance of understanding the role of psychological and spiritual constructs in life satisfaction among people with progressive disabilities.
- Subjects
SATISFACTION; PEOPLE with disabilities; MUSCULAR dystrophy; MULTIPLE sclerosis; REGRESSION analysis; QUANTITATIVE research
- Publication
Journal of Rehabilitation, 2009, Vol 75, Issue 2, p50
- ISSN
0022-4154
- Publication type
Article