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Reframing Disability and Quality of Life

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Description for Reframing Disability and Quality of Life Hardcover. This text explores quality of life issues among chronically ill or disabled people from across the globe. It considers the lived experience and subjective well being of these people and also addresses the challenges of psychometric measurement and comparison. Editor(s): Manderson, Lenore; Warren, Narelle. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
This volume brings together two parallel fields of interest. One is the understanding among psychologists and other social scientists of the limits to psychometric measurement, and the challenges in generating information about quality of life and wellbeing that enable comparison across time and place, at both individual and population levels. The second is the interest among anthropologists and others in the lived experience of chronic illness and disability, including the unpredictable fluctuations in perceived health and capability. Chronic conditions and physical impairments are assumed to impact negatively on people’s quality of life, affecting them psychologically, socially and economically. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400730175
SKU
V9789400730175
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About N/A
Dr Narelle Warren holds a NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to investigate trajectories of stroke and Parkinson’s Disease in European- and Indian-Australian communities. Her doctoral research explored the intersection of health, self-management and health-seeking behaviours and practices in an isolated community. More recently, she conducted a large study investigating how people adapt to a lower-limb amputation based in four hospital settings; ... Read more

Reviews for Reframing Disability and Quality of Life
From the reviews: “This book, consisting of 13 chapters, will be of interest to educators, policy makers, health care providers, people with and without disabilities and their families, and caregivers. … This collection of stories, illustrations, and reports provides an eye-opening experience for the reader. … Reframing Disability and Quality of Life will provide insight regarding disability education, communication, ... Read more

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