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The Public Health Of Disabilities : Functional Independence, Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Parental Stress In Adolescents With Disabilities, Taylor Reese Spencer
The Public Health Of Disabilities : Functional Independence, Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Parental Stress In Adolescents With Disabilities, Taylor Reese Spencer
UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010
Background/Objectives: To investigate the null hypotheses that no correlation exists between functional independence, health related quality of life, and parental stress
Design: Baseline cross-sectional analysis of a population
Participants and Setting: Participants were recruited from camps, wheelchair sports, and disability-related meetings. They are 10-21 years old with disabilities, in school for the prior year, understand English, and demonstrate necessary cognitive comprehension. We enrolled 72 youths, with 39 completing all components. There were 39 males and 33 females. Fifty six subjects self-identified as Caucasian. Six were African American, 5 were Hispanic, 2 were Asian, and 3 self-identified as “other.” The range …