Psychosocial Factors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Movement Disorders

• Main Authors: Kotel'nikova A., Kukshina A.
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2017-03-01
• Series: Клиническая и специальная психология
• Subjects: quality of life; movement disorders; gender; age; marital status; social status; retirement; number of hospitalizations.
• Online Access: http://psyjournals.ru/files/85529/Kotelnikova_Kukshina.pdf

The aim of present work was to investigate the psychosocial factors of quality of life associated with health in patients with impaired motor functions. Representative sample consisted of 126 patients with impaired motor functions of various etiologies receiving medical rehabilitation. The contribution of socio-demographic and anamnesis characteristics (gender, age, education, marital status, social status, number of previous hospitalizations) in the formation of the quality of life has studied. The patients age, social status (retirement) are designated as significant factors. At the same time gender, marital status, education level, number of hospitalizations for rehabilitation treatment is not associated with the subjective assessment of the quality of life in the examined group of patients.