Yuri Kanayama, OTR, PhD, Keiko Tsuchiya, OTR, PhD, Kenichi Ono, OTR, PhD,
Yosuke Yoshimura, RPT, PhD, Ryuji Kobayashi, OTR, PhD
Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 7: 1-6, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine
the relationship between subjective satisfaction in
activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life
(QOL). We also investigated the difference between
objective ADL and QOL.
Method: We recruited 40 participants from the
recovery rehabilitation ward. Participants had no
difficulty communicating, and scored 24 or more on
the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). We used
the Satisfaction of Selected Activities of Daily Living
(SSADL) scale to assess participantsf subjective
satisfaction in ADL. We used the Functional
Independence Measure (FIM) as our objective measure
of ADL, and the World Health Organizationfs
WHOQOL-BREF to assess QOL.
Results: Significant positive correlations were found
between SSADL and total WHOQOL-BREF (rs =
0.44, p < 0.05), SSADL and WHOQOL-BREF
physical domain (rs = 0.41, p < 0.05), and SSADL and
WHOQOL-BREF psychological domain (rs = 0.49,
p < 0.01). Significant positive correlations were found
between FIM and total WHOQOL-BREF (r = 0.41,
p < 0.05), and FIM and WHOQOL-BREF physical
domain (r = 0.46, p < 0.01).
Conclusions: Significant relationships were observed
between subjective satisfaction in ADL and QOL. We
also found differences between objective ADL and
QOL.
Key words: ADL, subjective satisfaction, FIM, QOL