Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: An investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Any form of long-term physical or mental impairment might negatively influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL, as an independent concept, covers a wide range of characteristics that includes physical, mental, social, and spiritual functions. People with disabilities are continuously exposed to multiple barriers that deteriorate their HRQoL. It also creates impairment in performing physical activities. However, experts opine regular physical exercise as an intervention to help disabled people. This research aims to investigate the association between disability and physical activity with HRQoL among the adult population in Australia.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Methods

This study utilized the most recent 19 waves of data (2002-2020) f

SUBMITTER: Keramat SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9098066 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature