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How Do Adults Who Are Blind Desribe Their Quality Of Life?, Loreta Dylgjeri Oct 2021

How Do Adults Who Are Blind Desribe Their Quality Of Life?, Loreta Dylgjeri

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This phenomenological study aimed to understand the Quality of Life (QOL) of six adults who are blind in the communities where they live or work. QOL is a construct that attempts to define what it means to “live the good life” (Schalock & Verdugo, 2002). To understand how individuals who are blind describe their QOL, we need a thorough understanding of how they describe their QOL based on their own lived experiences, beliefs, understandings, and attitudes towards the QOL. This study used a phenomenology method and was theoretically based on the QOL theory and its core domains and indicators, as …