Open AccessAssociations among decisional autonomy, fatigue, pain, and well-being in long-term physical disability.
Author(s) -
Salom Teshale,
Ivan Molton,
Mark P. Jensen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rehabilitation psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1939-1544
pISSN - 0090-5550
DOI - 10.1037/rep0000279
Subject(s) - psycinfo , autonomy , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , multilevel model , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , medline , psychotherapist , machine learning , political science , computer science , law
Decisional autonomy-or sense of one's ability to make independent choices about one's life-is especially relevant to individuals who may feel their autonomy is limited due to physical challenges. Past work has found associations between measures of autonomy and quality of life (QoL) in individuals with disability and in older adults. However, it is less clear how decisional autonomy influences the impact of pain and fatigue severity on QoL, especially in adults aging with physical disability. This study examined the relationship of decisional autonomy to QoL and the extent to which autonomy moderates the association between symptom severity and QoL.