Date Approved
5-6-1998
Embargo Period
8-11-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Special Education
Department
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Kuder, S. Jay
Subject(s)
Brain--Wounds and injuries; People with mental disabilities; Quality of life
Disciplines
Special Education and Teaching
Abstract
An exploratory study was conducted to examine the possible differences in satisfaction with specific quality of life indicators developed by Schalock (1996) between persons with mental retardation and those with acquired traumatic brain injuries. A survey comprised of a Likert-type scale was utilized to interview 41 adults with mental retardation and 27 adults with traumatic brain injury to obtain their perceived satisfaction with their quality of life. The analysis of the data suggests that a significant difference exists between the two groups. The sample of persons with brain injuries expressed lower levels of satisfaction on 10 of the 11 items analyzed. An analysis of variance revealed a statistically significant difference between the groups on seven of the analyzed items.
Recommended Citation
Jarger, Todd, "A comparison of perceived satisfaction with quality of life for adults with traumatic brain injury and mental retardation" (1998). Theses and Dissertations. 1969.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1969
