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| Author(s): |
Doris Firmino Rabelo
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Educação |
| Defense date: | 2006-07-31 |
| Examining board members: |
Anita Liberalesso Neri
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| Advisor: | Anita Liberalesso Neri |
| Abstract | |
Objectives: Investigating relationships between functional disability, perceived personal adjustment and subjective well-being among people who had suffered stroke. Method: There were 52 individuals aged 50 and more, participants of rehabilitation groups. Data were collected through an individual interview including: a) a sociodemographic questionnaire and items about the stroke; b) the Brazilian version of the OARS Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionaire - BOMFAQ -, assessing functional ability; c) to assess the subjective well-being: scales of general life satisfaction, satisfaction concerning physical and mental ability, and social involvement, and positive/negative affect; d) a reduced version of the Escala de Desenvolvimento Pessoal (EDEP), assessing aspects of the psychological adjustment referenced to the Ryff's model and to the concept of generativity. Results: The main predictors of low subjective well-being were: restrictions related to important activities concerning personal identity; having had stroke less than three years ago; low instrumental support to perform basic and instrumental activities of daily living; high necessity for instrumental support in activities of daily living; low score of perceived psychological adjustment; high score of negative affect; low score of positive affect; low scores in global life satisfaction in comparison with others who did not suffer stroke, in satisfaction with current life in comparison with life five years ago, and in satisfaction with current life. The following variables showed positive effects on well being: social support, involvement in rehabilitation programs, continuity of a productive occupation, social integration and maintenance of competence in instrumental activities of daily living (AU) | |