Quality of Life: Perception by Adults with Developmental Disabilities versus Professionals’ Reports

  • Marta Badía Corbella
    Universidad de Salamanca badia[at]usal.es
  • Jennifer Carrasco Trenado
    Universidad de Salamanca.
  • María Begoña Orgaz Baz
    Universidad de Salamanca.
  • Juliana María Escalonilla García
    Universidad de Salamanca. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales

Abstract

Currently, the intervention models for individuals with Developmental Disabilities (DD) focus on Quality of Life outcomes (QOL). The goal of this study was to analyze the QOL of adults and to determine the influence of personal and dis-ability factors in QOL. A sample of 119 adults with DD (91 male and 28 female; age: M = 45.68; SD = 12.57) participated in the study. The QOL was assessed by the Escala INICO-FEAPS. T contrast were conducted to compare outcomes in adults with DD with the norm, and ANOVAs to examine the differences between the dimensions of QOL and the incidence of the studied factors. Outcomes show that adult people with DD informed low levels of QOL, specifically in Interpersonal Relationship, Social In-clusion, and Self-determination. The most factor that influence on QOL perception was the level of dependence. In conclusion, the results show that professionals assess better the QOL than the own individuals with DD.
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Marta Badía Corbella

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Universidad de Salamanca
Universidad de Salamanca. Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad. Avda. de la Merced, 109-131. 37005 Salamanca

Jennifer Carrasco Trenado

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Universidad de Salamanca.
Universidad de Salamanca. Facultad de Psicología. Avenida de la Merced, 109, 37005 Salamanca

María Begoña Orgaz Baz

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Universidad de Salamanca.
Universidad de Salamanca. Facultad de Psicología. Avenida de la Merced, 109, 37005 Salamanca

Juliana María Escalonilla García

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Universidad de Salamanca. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Universidad de Salamanca. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Campus Miguel de Unamuno. Edificio FES Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente, s/n. 37007-Salamanca
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