Quality of life in health promotion and rehabilitation : conceptual approaches, issues, and applications

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Quality of life in health promotion and rehabilitation : conceptual approaches, issues, and applications

edited by Rebecca Renwick, Ivan Brown, Mark Nagler

Sage Publications, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-403) and index

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The first volume to present a coherent picture and introduce a specific conceptual framework, Quality of Life in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation convincingly argues quality of life as the common concept linking health promotion and rehabilitation. Although quality of life issues are receiving increased attention from both researchers and service providers in the health arena, no other volume deals with the quality of life in terms of health promotion and rehabilitation. Following an introduction to key themes and concepts, contributors representing a broad spectrum of disciplines and perspectives review the conceptual basis for understanding and discussing quality of life in health promotion and rehabilitation. This comprehensive volume discusses current social issues such as HIV and homelessness, abilities and disabilities such as communication disorders and the aging process, and major life activities such as employment and leisure as they relate to the quality of life. Various populations, including adolescents, the elderly, the homeless, and persons with AIDS, are represented. Finally, key themes are deliberated in terms of their implications for future conceptualization, research, practice, and policy development in health promotion and rehabilitation. Quality of Life in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation is essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines including health promotion, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, nursing, physical therapy, sociology, social work, psychology, and public health.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Ron Draper Introduction PART ONE: QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND REHABILITATION The Centrality of Quality of Life in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation - Ivan Brown, Rebecca Renwick, and Mark Nagler Quality of Life and Health Promotion - John Raeburn and Irving Rootman Quality of Life and Rehabilitation - Rebecca Renwick and Sharon Friefeld PART TWO: CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO QUALITY OF LIFE Lessons from the Literature - Hy Day and Sharon Jankey Towards a Holistic Model of Quality of Life Exploring Current Conceptions of Quality of Life - David Felce and Jonathon Perry A Model for People with and without Disabilities Social Well-Being - Michael Bach and Marcia H Rioux A Framework for Quality of Life Research The Centre for Health Promotion Conceptual Approach to Quality of Life - Rebecca Renwick and Ivan Brown Being, Belonging, and Becoming PART THREE: QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND REHABILITATION: SOME CRITICAL ISSUES The Utility of Quality of Life as a Construct for Social and Health Policy Development - Trevor R Parmenter Quality of Life and Quality Assurance - Robert L Schalock Overcoming the Social Construction of Inequality as a Prerequisite to Quality of Life - Marica H Rioux Measurement and Practice - Ronald Labonte Power Isseus in Quality of Life, Health Promotion, and Empowerment Defining Quality of Life - Dennis Raphael Eleven Debates Concerning its Measurement PART FOUR: APPLICATIONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND REHABILITATION A. Current Social Issues Quality of Life Experienced by a Sample of Adults with HIV - Rebecca Renwick and Judith Friedland Quality of Life of People with Disabilities Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse - Mark Nagler The Quality of Life of Marginal Citizens - Ivan Brown Homelessness B. Abilities and Disabilities Communication Disorders - Bernard M O'Keefe Just Minor Inconveniences? Quality of Life of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People - David G Mason People with Developmental Disabilities - Roy I Brown Applying Quality of Life to Assessment and Intervention Quality of Life Assessment for Persons with Severe Developmental Disabilities - Helene Ouellette-Kuntz and Bruce McCreary Quality of Life in Families with a Member with Disabilites - Eva R McPhail A Parent's Perspective Quality of Life of Older Adults - Dennis Raphael Towards the Optimization of the Aging Process Quality of Life and Adolescent Health - Dennis Raphael C. Major Life Activities Work, Employment, and Mental Health - Martin Shain Implications for Quality of Life Leisure, Living, and Quality of Life - Aubrey H Fine PART FIVE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS Conceptualization, Research, and Applications - Rebecca Renwick et al Future Directions

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