A study of Quality of Life (QOL) in elderly persons with intellectual disabilities : Concept and measurement.

本研究旨在探讨智残老人生活质量的概念与测量方法。QOL的测量尝试使用问卷和访谈。QOL已经被定义在许多方面。大多数的定义是相似的，生活质量的主要组成部分都是客观和主观的。前者包含可观察的行为，如身体健康，心理功能，参与社会活动和经济状况，而后者则意味着对客观成分的评价。主观成分有时被称为生活满意度、主观幸福感或幸福感。生活质量是指通过主观和客观两种量表对个体生活的安排和干预的多维综合指标。两种类型的问卷调查，以衡量智力/认知障碍的成年人的生活质量进行了检查，QOL.Q和ComQol。两种工具之间的生活质量定义存在微小差异，并且两种工具之间的方法和程序也不同。然而，在这项研究中使用的工具可能需要进一步完善，然后再使用日本population.To确定一些老年人的生活质量轻度的智力能力，在一个机构的采访进行了尝试。半结构化的问题，他们的日常生活和他们的满意度与他们的生活被问到的参与者在一个两步的采访程序。首先，参与者在一组中接受采访，然后，单独。在最低限度的协助下，参与者可以讲述自己的经历，然后对这些经历进行评价。该访谈程序提供了有关主观生活质量的有用信息。

The purpose of this study was to examine the concept and measurement of Quality of Life (QOL) in elderly persons with intellectual disabilities. Measurement of QOL was attempted using both questionnaires and interviews.QOL has been defined in many ways. Most definitions proposed are similar in that the main components of QOL are both objective and subjective. The former contains observable behaviors such as physical health, mental functioning, participation in social activities, and economic state, while the latter implies evaluations of the objective component. The subjective component is sometimes referred to as life satisfaction, subjective well-being, or happiness. QOL is defined here as the multidimensional integrative index of the arrangement and intervention of an individual's life, measured using both subjective and objective scales. Two types of questionnaires to measure the QOL of adults with intellectual/cognitive disabilities were examined, the QOL.Q and the ComQol. There were minor differences in the QOL definitions between the two instruments, and the methodology and procedures between the instruments were also different. However, the instruments used in this study may need to be refined before further use on Japanese populations.To determine the QOL of some elderly persons with mild intellectual abilities, interviews in an institution were attempted. Semi-structured questions concerning their everyday life and their satisfaction with their life were asked of the participants in a two-step interview procedure. First, participants were interviewed in a group, and next, individually. With minimal assistance, participants could tell their own experiences and then evaluate those experiences. This interview procedure provided useful information about subjective QOL.