Rehabilitation goals are analyzed from a hierarchical, multifaceted perspective, illustrating reduction of the ultimate goal of life adjustment to smaller goals. Addressed are: the contexts within which rehabilitation takes place, the activity levels defining human performance, and the functional levels achieved. A matrix of 12 sets of goals is…

Examined impact of athletic participation during the freshman year of college on the quality of student athletes' experiences. Found administration of the College Student Experiences Questionnaire to male and female college freshmen athletes (N=118) revealed that athletes reported less involvement on campus than nonathletes. (Author/ABL)

Examined association between parent role quality and psychological distress in 180 full-time employed dual-earner couples. Results indicated that parent role quality was significantly negatively associated with psychological distress for men as well as for women and that the magnitude of the effect depended little, if at all, on gender. (Author/NB)

Individual and cross-case analyses were employed to explore how the pursuit of career and life satisfaction was defined and resolved by 11 elite female scientists. Issues addressed included professional advancement structures in science, the funding climate for research, constraints of significant others' careers, commitment to social change, and…

Fifty-four adults with developmental disabilities living independently in three different communities were interviewed about their social interactions during seven consecutive days. The study concluded that a satisfactory level of integration was not occurring when judged by subjects' interactions with persons without disabilities. (Author/DB)

Surveyed 200 university students to assess subjective quality of life within university community. Findings indicated that social life and friendship domains were strongest predictors of overall well-being. Satisfaction with academic life did not correlate as strongly with overall well-being. Satisfaction with housing or university services did…

Problems with assessment of the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disabilities are cited. The Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale-Intellectual Disability is described as a scale that measures both objective and subjective data, uses simple language, tests for competence in using Likert scales, and covers the full range of quality of…

Sustainable societies are based on social justice, equity, economic feasibility participation, and peace. Educators can work to promote the political will necessary to bringing about sustainable societies. (SK)

This paper reacts to previous symposium papers (EC 604 155-161) concerning regulations and quality assurance in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) and stresses the central mission of helping people and the need to achieve quality and not just compliance. (DB)

This qualitative study identified 4 major themes during interviews with 28 families whose children have dual sensory impairments. Concerns clustered around parental perceptions of a "good life" for their children, and their experiences with fear, frustration, and change. (Author/DB)

Longitudinal study related characteristics of 214 sheltered-care facilities for mentally ill population, their residents, and communities to subsequent licensure and considered differences between licensed and unlicensed facilities at follow-up. Results indicated that, although licensure occurred with greater frequency among facilities serving…

Compared palliative care staff with staff from burn and neonatal units and with mature age general nursing trainees at end of training. Found that palliative care staff expressed better quality of life, in terms of significantly less anxiety and depression, as well as more good feelings than other staff groups. (Author/NB)

Evaluated health-related quality of life in relation to endurance exercise over prior year for 194 previously sedentary, healthy men and women aged 50 to 65. In three exercise regimens studied, subjects who participated more had better physical health; no differences were observed in general psychological well-being. Extent of participation was…

Compared quality of life of terminal cancer patients (n=182) in two palliative care units with that of those in general hospital. Patients in specialized palliative care units were found to differ from those dying in hospital, showing less indirectly expressed anger but more positive feelings. They also reported more anxiety about death but less…

A qualitative study which examined the effects on their families of children with an intellectual disability identified the following core themes: source of joy and happiness, increased sense of purpose and priorities, expanded personal and social networks and community involvement, increased spirituality, source of family unity and closeness,…