2016 Volume 7 Pages 1-6
Kanayama Y, Tsuchiya K, Ono K, Yoshimura Y, Kobayashi R. The relationship between satisfaction in activities of daily living and perceived quality of life in recovery rehabilitation inpatients. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2016; 7: 1-6.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between subjective satisfaction in activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL). We also investigated the difference between objective ADL and QOL.
Method: We recruited 40 participants from the recovery rehabilitation ward. Participants had no difficulty communicating, and scored 24 or more on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). We used the Satisfaction of Selected Activities of Daily Living (SSADL) scale to assess participants’ subjective satisfaction in ADL. We used the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) as our objective measure of ADL, and the World Health Organization’s WHOQOL-BREF to assess QOL.
Results: Significant positive correlations were found between SSADL and total WHOQOL-BREF (rs = 0.44, p < 0.05), SSADL and WHOQOL-BREF physical domain (rs = 0.41, p < 0.05), and SSADL and WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain (rs = 0.49, p < 0.01). Significant positive correlations were found between FIM and total WHOQOL-BREF (r = 0.41, p < 0.05), and FIM and WHOQOL-BREF physical domain (r = 0.46, p < 0.01).
Conclusions: Significant relationships were observed between subjective satisfaction in ADL and QOL. We also found differences between objective ADL and QOL.
