International and Brazilian Versions of WHOQOL-DIS: (in)adequacy to its Underpinnings

Cantorani, José Roberto Herrera; Pedroso, Bruno; Vargas, Leandro Martinez; Picinin, Cláudia Tânia; Pilatti, Luiz Alberto; Gutierrez, Gustavo Luís

doi:10.1590/1678-4324-2019180691

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“…This adequacy is also indicated by the works of other authors who used this scale for various studies in different contexts—Power and Green [ 22 ] positively evaluated its psychometric properties, Zheng et al [ 38 ] used it to analyze differences in the attitudes of three groups (caregivers, PwD, public) taking into account socio-demographic characteristics, Palad et al [ 39 ] considered a Filipino version of the scale, Bredemeier et al [ 40 ] verified the properties of the Brazilian version, whereas Ma and Hsieh [ 41 ] considered it as one of the questionnaires to study stigmatizing attitudes among healthcare students in Taiwan. Interestingly, the results are in contrast to the findings of other authors—Lyon and Houser [ 42 ] stated a lack of reliability of the ADS scale for use with nurse educators, and Cantorani et al [ 43 ] pay attention to the fact that the scale has theoretical limitations connected with not taking into account important aspects—accessibility and autonomy.…”

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Perception and Acceptance of People with Disabilities by Employers and Co-Workers

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Załuska

Kozyra

et al. 2021

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The perception of people with disabilities is crucial for their full inclusion and in order that they might stay economically active. The measurement tools used should be resistant to the demographic or professional characteristics of the research participants. The article attempts to test this resistance for one of the most popular tools measuring the perception of people with disabilities in everyday life—the Attitudes to Disability Scale (ADS) test developed by the WHOQOL Group. Another issue raised in the article is the acceptance of people with various types of disabilities in terms of their possible employment. We checked the differentiation of acceptance among employers from different countries. This article uses representative samples of respondents from two studies—the CATI research (2019) on samples of Polish employers and co-workers, and the CAWI research (2021) on samples of employers from Poland and Finland. The analysis methods used included confirmatory factor analysis, nested models and nonparametric analysis of variance. The research confirmed the resistance of the ADS scale to respondents’ characteristics, and found no differences for nested models constructed for groups based on categorical variables characterizing the respondents. As for acceptance of various types of disability in the workplace, significant differences were found in the statements of employers from Poland and Finland.

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Perception and Acceptance of People with Disabilities by Employers and Co-Workers

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“…To assess quality of life, we chose the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. [11][12][13] This is a generic instrument composed of 26 items, with 24 items that evaluate four domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment), in addition to two unscored questions focused on the quality of life and health in general. This questionnaire is used in several contexts related to people with disabilities, as well as playing an important role in checking the sensitivity of exercise-based intervention in this population.…”

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Mood States and Quality of Life in Paralympic Boccia Athletes in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Arruda¹,

Oliveira²,

Dantas

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Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: Although studies have been conducted in the athlete population during the pandemic, its impacts on Paralympic athletes are still unknown. Objective: To evaluate the mood and quality of life of Paralympic boccia players during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Method: Questionnaires assessing mood, quality of life, and demographic data were sent electronically via social media. The study included 43 athletes from all functional classes (BC1 = 8, BC2 = 12, BC3 = 11, and BC4 = 11) and four regions of Brazil (Northeast = 12, Southeast = 12, Central-West = 3, and South = 17). ANOVA, t test, and similar non-parametric tests were used, with the respective effect sizes (ES). Results: Regarding mood states, BC4 athletes differed from BC1 athletes in the depression subscale score (25.5 vs. 14.5, p = 0.026, ES=1.47). The fatigue subscale score differed between BC4 and BC1 athletes (17.8 vs. 10.4, p = 0.023, ES=1.38) and between BC4 and BC2 athletes (17.8 vs 10.3, p = 0.008, ES=1.32). BC4 athletes had higher total mood disturbance (TMD) values than BC1 (175 vs. 141, p = 0.025, ES=1.35) and BC2 (175 vs.141, p = 0.025, ES=0.97) athletes. Lower stress (18.5 vs.21.8, p = 0.027, ES=0.64) and TMD (148.0 vs 162.0; p = 0.044; ES= 0.53) values were observed among the national level athletes. In terms of quality of life, differences were found between BC4 and BC2 athletes in the psychological health domain (3.73 vs. 4.49, p = 0.024, ES=0.89) and between athletes from the Northeast and South in the environment domain (3.39 vs. 4.18, p=0.030, ES=0.44). Conclusion: BC4 athletes are more susceptible to negative mood and quality-of-life perceptions. Additionally, athletes from the Northeast region may have poorer perceptions of quality of life related to the environment in which they live. Level of evidence III; Retrospective study.

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International and Brazilian Versions of WHOQOL-DIS: (in)adequacy to its Underpinnings

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Perception and Acceptance of People with Disabilities by Employers and Co-Workers

Perception and Acceptance of People with Disabilities by Employers and Co-Workers

Mood States and Quality of Life in Paralympic Boccia Athletes in the Covid-19 Pandemic

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