Kemp B J
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability, Downey, CA 90242, USA.
Assist Technol. 1999;11(2):158-63. doi: 10.1080/10400435.1999.10131999.
Being able to develop or maintain a positive, or high, quality of life (QOL) after a disability is one of the most important outcomes from rehabilitation. Negative, or low, QOL may also occur, especially when people return to the community. Furthermore, as people with disability age, many experience changes in their health and functioning that challenge their hard-won QOL. This article describes research on QOL among persons who are aging with a disability. Both positive and negative dimensions of QOL were studied. Being able to maintain community activities was significantly related to QOL. Current age and age at onset of disability played a nonsignificant role on negative QOL but were significantly related to positive QOL. Assistive technology can play a significant role in helping individuals who are aging with a disability to maintain valued activities and experiences.
残疾后能够培养或维持积极的、高质量的生活（QOL）是康复最重要的成果之一。消极的或低质量的生活也可能出现，尤其是当人们回到社区时。此外，随着残疾人士年龄增长，许多人会经历健康和功能方面的变化，这对他们来之不易的生活质量构成挑战。本文描述了对残疾老年人生活质量的研究。研究了生活质量的积极和消极方面。能够维持社区活动与生活质量显著相关。当前年龄和残疾发病年龄对消极生活质量的影响不显著，但与积极生活质量显著相关。辅助技术在帮助残疾老年人维持有价值的活动和经历方面可以发挥重要作用。
