Notes that, although any assessment of young people's quality of life is fraught with problems, the quality of life of children in local authority care or accommodation is an ethical issue. Offers suggestions, based on child-care research, for criteria appropriate for 1 type of case, 14-year old who has long been absent from home. Discusses some…

Conducted study on quality of life for women at liberal arts college using participatory, feminist research approach. Findings from 180 women revealed that students were satisfied with their personal networks of friends but generally critical of overall social atmosphere of the college. Respondents favored initiation of women's studies courses and…

Describes the role and responsibilities of advanced-practice nurses in palliative care and nursing's initiative in promoting high-quality care through the educational preparation of these nurses. (JOW)

A review of international statistics indicates that youth suicide rates are not increasing in all nations. Furthermore, it is suggested that the quality of life in nations is improving and that this improvement itself may increase the risk of suicide, especially in youth with narcissistic personality traits and antisocial personality disorder…

Addresses issues and methodologies for the assessment and promotion of quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disabilities. Considers objective and subjective components of QOL, both process-centered and outcome-centered approaches to the assessment of QOL, the difficulties of eliciting subjective QOL information from this population,…

Explores the relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and the quality of life in Chinese individuals with spinal cord injuries. Also examines whether health status and demographic variables correlated with the quality of life in this population. Results are discussed in line with the Chinese culture and its influences on the psychosocial…

Reviews policy approaches to, and legislation for, community revitalization. Discusses how early federal policies contributed to the segregation and isolation of poor neighborhoods and describes how new community-based programs counter the urban disinvestment practices that fostered segregation. Outlines policies that recognize the need for…

Explores how the trends toward long-term community care affecting people with developmental disabilities developed. Appropriateness of care and quality of life issues are discussed. Reviews the development of long-term care for frail and disabled elderly people and explores the arguments for a continuum of care that have developed in this area.…

Describes the nature of outcomes research. Provides a historical sketch, and discusses its use in medicine and nursing, such as in developing measurement instruments, in measuring quality of life, and in sampling. Looks at outcomes research's role in psychotherapy and provides implications for its use in art therapy. (MKA)

Presents study results that supports relationship between individual goals and normative expectations about life span development, especially when it comes to domains of education, occupation, and family. Reports that respondents showed an awareness of the accumulation of social problems. Adolescents rated their future as better than the future of…

This qualitative study of life management in 15 families of children with various disability characteristics and ages identified effective life management strategies (e.g., positive personal reframing), positive parent characteristics (e.g., decision-making ability), and parents' experiences of positive transformational outcomes in personal,…

Argues that very little is being done to improve the environmental conditions that cause poor student performance such as gang behavior, violence in children's lives, behavior problems, and the detrimental effects of poverty. (CCM)

The present study describes the development of a short, general measure of experiential avoidance, based on a specific theoretical approach to this process. A theoretically driven iterative exploratory analysis using structural equation modeling on data from a clinical sample yielded a single factor comprising 9 items. A fully confirmatory factor…

South Korea is widely known as an Asian model of economic development and democratization. Yet until now, research has not shown whether the country's successful transition to democracy and market capitalism has enabled ordinary citizens to experience a life of happiness and satisfaction in their private and public lives. To address this question,…

Pressure ulcers are common among people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and not only are costly to treat but also affect the quality of life of those affected by them. Despite a plethora of literature on prevention, there are few wellness studies focusing on the practices of people who do not develop pressure ulcers. This preliminary study sought to…