Research on the determinants of the quality of life of people with a mobility dysfunction taking up occupational work in the open labour market and in sheltered enterprises

Project manager: Prof. Maria Konarska Ph.D., D.Sc.

Project summary:

The aim of the task was to evaluate the influence of psychosocial determinants on the perception of the quality of life of people with a mobility dysfunction in the context of occupational rehabilitation and employment, and the development of training materials, guidelines and recommendations for services involved in the rehabilitation of people with disabilities. There were 426 subjects, people with a mobility dysfunction, aged 18-65. They were divided into 4 groups: people working in the open labour market, working in in sheltered enterprises, people looking for work, and unemployed people and people not looking for work. The analyses also considered the age of the subjects. Guidelines and recommendations for services involved in the rehabilitation of people with disabilities were developed on the basis of the results. They concern taking up measures increase the quality of life of people with a mobility dysfunction. A training course/workshop was run for people with disabilities; it focused on the problems of the quality of life and the psychosocial sources of stress, as well as communication and social support.

Unit: Department of Ergonomics

Duration: 01.01.2008 – 30.12.2010