Quality of life of Israeli adults with borderline intelligence quotient and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
The quality of life of 127 Israeli young adults diagnosed as having borderline intelligence quotient and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and living in community residences, was studied with respect to personal, disability and social ecology data. Overall, quality of life was associated with studying in inclusive education, total attention-deficit disorder symptomatology score, monthly income, participation in leisure activities and having a personal friend. Two significant predictors of quality of life were attention-deficit disorder symptomatology score and monthly income. Additional analysis indicates that among younger residents the two significant predictors were inclusive education and high monthly income, whereas the predictors for older residents were low level of medical disability and low attention-deficit disorder symptomatology score.
Rimmerman
Arie
A
School of Social Work, Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel. rimmer@research.haifa.ac.il
Yurkevich
Oren
O
Birger
Moshe
M
Azaiza
Fisal
F
Elyashar
Shlomo
S
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007360:Intelligence; D007557:Israel; D007899:Leisure Activities; D016014:Linear Models; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires