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Quality of Life and Socio-Demographic Determinants in Physically Disabled Adults in Al-Hilla
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#f79646">Aims:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">People with disabilities remain a neglected part of society and encounter various barriers due to limited participation. This study aimed to assess the quality of life and the socio-demographic characteristics of physically disabled individuals, including age, gender, social condition, academic achievement, occupation, and residential area. It also sought to identify the degree, causes, and duration of disability, as well as the levels of quality-of-life domains among adults with disabilities</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#f79646">Instrument & Methods</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#f79646">:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 100 disabled adults selected through purposive sampling at the Babylon Rehabilitation Center from December 2023 to May 2024. Data were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS 26 software</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#f79646">Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">The majority of disabled adults were aged 30 years or younger</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">(36%). Most participants were male (73%), married (62%), had completed primary education (38%), were unemployed (88%), and lived in urban areas (71%)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">. The severity of physical disability was high among most participants. Physically disabled individuals demonstrated a moderate level of quality of life (75%).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#f79646">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">Physically disabled adults have a moderate level of quality of life,</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black"> and their </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">quality of life</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black"> is not influenced by their socio-demographic factors</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
Disability Studies,
Adults,
Quality of Life
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http://ijwph.daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-103&slc_lang=en&sid=3
A.F.A.
Hussein
1003194753284600380390
1003194753284600380390
Yes
Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Al Kut, Wasit, Iraq