Reframing Disability and Quality of Life A Global Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Warren, Narelle (Editor), Manderson, Lenore (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Social Indicators Research Series, 52
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Health psychology.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Health Psychology.

Chronic conditions and physical impairments can take a psychological, social and economic toll, and are assumed to diminish a person’s quality of life. But ‘quality of life’ is an ambiguous phrase. Some use the term as an indicator for successful and high quality health services, including good acce...