Quality of life among persons with physical disability in udupi taluk: A cross sectional study

Abstract

Background:Disability is not just a health problem or attribute of individuals, but it reflects the problems individuals experience in their interaction with society and physical movements. Disabled persons remain neglected part of society and they also experience various barriers due to restriction of participation.Objectives:The aim was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of physically disabled persons, the impact of physical disability on activities of daily living (ADL) and to study the awareness about laws and facilities available for disabled persons.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional community based study was conducted among 130 physical disabled persons who were selected using convenience sampling technique. The WHO BREF scale was used to assess QOL, while assessment of ADL was done using Barthel Index. Socio-demographic assessment was done using Udai Pareek scale. SPSS version 15.0 was used to analyze data. Categorical variables were expressed as frequencies and percentages. As per guidelines physical, psychological, social, and environmental domain scores for WHO BREF scale were calculated.Results:Among the study participants, 36.2% had a disability from birth that is, congenital. The second common cause of disability was found to be postpolio residual paralysis as it was found among 26.2% respondents. Other causes found were stroke/paralysis and accidents, in 19.2% and 18.5% respondents, respectively. Activities such as transfer, mobility, and stair climbing showed greater impact of physical disability. It was found that 11.5% respondents required help in one of the ADL. QOL score was found to be low under the psychological domain reflecting on negative feelings, bodily image, appearance, spirituality, and self-esteem of respondents.Conclusion:Physical disability had affected social participation as well as marriage of the respondents. However, it was found that very few of them are aware about facilities provided under persons with disability act.

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“…Until now, QoL has been commonly used by many studies in different cultures to measure the relationships between QoL and specific health issues, such as obesity in children and adults [13], chronic illnesses, including hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease [9] [14] [15], elderly populations and postmenopausal women [16] [17], physical disability [18], and informal carers [19]. QoL has been found correlated with life satisfaction, sleep quality, and general health status [20].…”

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“…Six studies showed a decreased mean summary scores among women. [ 42 44 45 46 47 48 ] Two of the studies showed a significant association of quality of life with sex – women had lower mean scores than males. [ 42 46 ] All these studies showed that as age increased, the quality of life mean scores decreased.…”

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