Links between meaning in life and physical quality of life after rehabilitation: Mediating effects of positive experiences with physical exercises and mobility.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Indicators of emotional processes (positive experiences with physical exercises) and functional processes (mobility) were previously found to be associated with positive cognitive resources (meaning in life), and the key outcome in the rehabilitation, namely physical quality of life (QOL). Yet, the mediating roles of such processes were not tested. Therefore, this prospective study investigated whether the relationship between meaning in life and physical QOL was mediated by positive experiences with physical exercises and mobility. METHODS:Prospective data were collected at two measurement points, 1 month apart. A total of N = 339 participants (aged 19-84 years old, 57.9% women) provided data at Time 1 (T1) at the beginning of inpatient rehabilitation from central nervous syste

SUBMITTER: Czekierda K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822941 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature