{"id":44489,"date":"2022-08-31T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/quality-of-life-of-people-with-intellectual-disability-id\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T16:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:50:09","slug":"quality-of-life-of-people-with-intellectual-disability-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/quality-of-life-of-people-with-intellectual-disability-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality of life of people with Intellectual Disability (ID)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do we mean with \u201cquality of life\u201d?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Quality of life<\/i><\/span> has a multidimensional meaning, which measures the well-being of a person. Dr. Schalock<\/a>, introduced a self-centered theory of quality of life. The theory describes eight (8) main dimensions of a person’s life, which should be characterized by quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following we describe those dimensions, including their indicators, which their existence presents a quality life: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dimension <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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indicators<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Emotional well-being <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fulfillment<\/span>, lack of stress<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Interpersonal Relations <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Interaction, relationship, support<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Material well-being<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Financial<\/span> status, employment<\/span>, shelter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Personal Development<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Education, personal competence, development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Physical well-being<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Health, activities of daily living, leisure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Self- determination<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Autonomy, personal goals\/values, choices<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Social inclusion<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Acceptance and community activities, roles in the community, social support<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rights<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Human and legal rights<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Measuring the quality of life is really important as in this way we may understand better, in which fields\/dimensions there could be some improvement. <\/span><\/p>\n

Quality of life of people with ID<\/span><\/h3>\n

Quality of life should concern equally all of us. Measuring the quality of life of people with ID, help us understand their needs and in which way those needs could be fulfilled so to have a better quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Measuring the quality of life of people with ID is both subjective and objective, as in this process we should consider the following:<\/span><\/p>\n