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Direct linkHassel, Holger; Schulte, Birgid; Keimer, Katharina Maria – Health Education Journal, 2010
Objective: With the help of the "OPTIMAHL 60plus" counselling aid, it is intended to improve the nutritional and physical activity behaviour, the maintenance and enhancement of the quality of life, and the autonomy of people above 60 years of age. Due to their complexity, currently available didactical counselling aids are not considered…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Intervention, Physical Activities
Steger, Michael F. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
Counselors and researchers interested in examining meaning in life often use the Life Regard Index (LRI; J. Battista & R. Almond, 1973). In this study, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) of several factor models based on J. Battista & R. Almond's work failed to support the structural validity of the LRI. CFA results suggested an influence of…
Descriptors: Validity, Factor Structure, Item Analysis, Quality of Life
Lee, Young-Sun; Douglas, Jeffrey; Chewning, Betty – Social Indicators Research, 2007
Clinical and health policy research frequently involves health status measurement using generic or disease specific instruments. These instruments are generally developed to arrive at several scales, each measuring a distinct domain of health quality of life (HQOL). Clinical settings are starting to explore how to integrate patient perspectives of…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Validity, Measures (Individuals)
Smith, Theresa Marie; Thomas, Kimberly; Dow, Katherine – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States for persons aged 60 and older. Compared to individuals without disabilities, individuals with low vision demonstrate a 15% to 30% higher dependence on others to perform activities of daily living. In addition, low vision can adversely affect a person's quality of life.…
Descriptors: Partial Vision, Quality of Life, Vision, Visual Impairments
Download full textReder, Stephen – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
The research presented in this report offers new insights about the relationship between changes in adult literacy and changes in employment and earnings. This paper will first describe the design and methodology of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Literacy (LSAL) and then present the key findings from LSAL about individuals' literacy growth over…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Adult Literacy, Employment Potential, Education Work Relationship
Petry, Katja; Maes, Bea; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study focused on the objective components of quality of life (QOL) of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). More specific, we aimed at evaluating different dimensions of QOL of people with PMD and investigating the association between their QOL and several personal (age, gender, intellectual capabilities, motor limitations,…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Health Conditions, Quality of Life
Miller, Susan M.; Chan, Fong; Ferrin, James M.; Lin, Chen-Ping; Chan, Jacob Y. C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
This study examined the factorial structure of the "World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire--Brief Version" in a community sample of Canadians with spinal cord injuries. A confirmatory factor analysis provides evidence that the instrument is a multidimensional measure of quality of life. Additionally, the questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Injuries, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
Mick, Eric; Faraone, Stephen V.; Spencer, Thomas; Zhang, Huabin F.; Biederman, Joseph – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: The authors assessed the psychometric properties of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (Q-LES-QSF) in adults with ADHD. Method: One hundred fifty ADHD and 134 non-ADHD adults from a case-control study and 173 adults randomized to placebo or methylphenidate were assessed with the Q-LES-QSF and the…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Validity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Social Adjustment
Petry, Nancy M.; Alessi, Sheila M.; Hanson, Tressa – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Contingency management (CM) treatments enhance drug abstinence. This study evaluated whether CM also improves quality of life and if these effects are mediated by abstinence. Across 3 independent trials, cocaine abusers in intensive outpatient treatment (n = 387) were randomly assigned to 12 weeks of standard treatment as usual or standard…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Contingency Management, Cocaine, Outcomes of Treatment
Woodcock, Alison; Camfield, Laura; McGregor, J. Allister; Martin, Faith – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The aim of this study was to validate an individualised measure of quality of life (WeDQoL-Goals-Thailand). Three hundred and sixty-nine Thai people completed the WeDQoL by interview. Respondents rated (0-2) the perceived necessity for wellbeing of 51 goals (goal necessity), then rated (0-3) their satisfaction with the same goals (goal…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Place of Residence, Geographic Location, Quality of Life
Lee, Gloria K.; Chronister, Julie; Bishop, Malachy – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
This study investigated the psychosocial factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) of 171 individuals with chronic pain. Participants completed a battery of self-rated inventories measuring three sets of predictor variables--demographic (age, gender, income, marital status), pain-specific (chronicity, severity, duration, frequency, pain…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Income, Pain, Quality of Life
Wu, Chia-Huei; Yao, Grace – Social Indicators Research, 2007
This study examined the relationship between global and domain measures of quality of life from a psychometric perspective by three different factor structure models. Three hundred and four students at National Taiwan University participated in this study. They completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS, a global measurement for quality of…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Global Approach, Factor Structure
Markham, Chris; van Laar, Darren; Gibbard, Deborah; Dean, Taraneh – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: This study is part of a programme of research aiming to develop a quantitative measure of quality of life for children with communication needs. It builds on the preliminary findings of Markham and Dean (2006), which described some of the perception's parents and carers of children with speech language and communication needs had…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Quality of Life
Gates, Philip E.; Otsuka, Norman Y.; Sanders, James O.; McGee-Brown, Jeanie – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Little data exists assessing the relationship between functional limitations in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their participation in everyday activities. This prospective study evaluates the relationship between the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), a functional health-related quality of life instrument for children…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Cerebral Palsy, Goal Orientation, Measures (Individuals)
Govaerts, Natalie; Kyndt, Eva; Dochy, Filip; Baert, Herman – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate some factors that have an influence on employee retention. Based on the literature and previous research, both employee and organisational factors are taken into account. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected by means of a questionnaire that was distributed on a voluntary basis in…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Talent, Employees, Organizational Climate
