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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.24141/1/2/2/3

Quality of life in blind and partially sighted people

Gorka Vuletić ; Department of Psychology, Faculty of humanities and social sciences, University in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Tea Šarlija ; Social Welfare Centre Donji Miholjac, Donji Miholjac, Croatia
Tomislav Benjak ; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia


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Abstract

The aim of this research was to examine the subjective quality of life in blind and partially sighted people in relation to the type of impairment, duration of impairment and participation in psychosocial rehabilitation. The study used a sociodemographic and health questionnaire, and the Personal Wellbeing Index for adults to examine participant satisfaction with different life domains. The results have shown that subjective quality of life in blind and partially sighted people is within the theoretically expected normative range for global population of 60 to 80% scale maximum. The results have also shown that type and duration of impairment as well as participation in psychosocial rehabilitation are significant indicators of subjective quality of life of blind and partially sighted people.

Keywords

visual impairment; blindness; low vision; subjective quality of life; duration of impairment; psychosocial rehabilitation

Hrčak ID:

180768

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/180768

Publication date:

1.12.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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