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Domagala-Zysk, Ewa – American Annals of the Deaf, 2019
Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is one of the most common sensory impairments, and has a serious impact on the quality of life (QOL) of affected individuals. The QOL and coping strategies of elderly people in Poland experiencing subjectively assessed hearing problems (SAHP) were analyzed. The method made use of the World Health Organization…
Descriptors: Coping, Hearing Impairments, Quality of Life, Older Adults
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Neimeyer, Robert A.; Currier, Joseph M.; Coleman, Rachel; Tomer, Adrian; Samuel, Emily – Death Studies, 2011
Although the role of spiritual, psychological, and social factors is receiving increasing attention in the end of life (EOL) context, we know far less than we need to about how these factors shape attitudes toward life and death in the face of looming loss. The present study begins to remedy these limitations by examining the relative impact of…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Quality of Life, Mental Health, Death
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Lysaker, Paul H.; Tsai, Jack; Hammoud, Kristin; Davis, Louanne W. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2009
Maladaptive styles of coping are believed to be a barrier to recovery from schizophrenia. In this study we obtained measures of coping for 133 persons with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. A cluster analysis was then performed based on those scores and produced five distinctive coping profiles. These five groups were then compared on…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Coping, Multivariate Analysis, Profiles
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Cenkseven-Onder, Fulya; Sari, Mediha – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The main purpose of this study is to determine the rate of how teachers' subjective wellbeing is predicted by their perceptions about the quality of school life and burnout levels. The participants of the study consisted of 161 teachers (93 females, 68 males) who were working in elementary schools in Adana central districts. The Positive-Negative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Well Being, Prediction