Determinants of the Quality of Life among Persons with Physical Disabilities

Persons with disabilities must have the opportunity to experience equal outcomes as others. Even though, integration of persons with disabilities in the mainstream of society is acknowledged, they often suffer from lack of awareness of their rights. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the quality of life in terms of physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental domains and the demographic factors which may influence the quality of life among persons with physical disabilities in District 2 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. This research employed an analytical cross-sectional method and adapted the WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire of the World Health Organization. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, t-Test, f-Test and one-way ANOVA were the statistical tools used to facilitate the interpretation and analysis of data. Findings showed that only age and membership in organization made significant differences in the physical domain while in the environmental domain, the number of years of disability and living situation made significant differences. The demographic factors did not influence the psychological and social relationships domains. The perception of the subjects in their life satisfaction in four domains is fair. Keywords: Social Science, Quality of Life, Persons with Physical Disabilities, descriptive design, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines