Abstract
Quality of life (QOL) is one of the most researched topics in the field of disability in the last 30 years. However, there are few studies that examined the QOL in relation to the type of disabilit...
Highlights
Quality of life (QOL) has become one of the most researched topics in the field of disability in the last 30 years
These results indicate that there are two distinct groups according to the QOL results: the first group consists of people with intellectual disability, who differ from all other groups, meaning they have lower results on the POS
One of the most important finding of this study was the significant differences among people with different categories of disability in the self-reported QOL
Summary
Quality of life (QOL) has become one of the most researched topics in the field of disability in the last 30 years It is currently embraced and studied by several scientific branches including economics, medicine and social sciences (Cummins 2005). According to Verdugo et al (2012), QOL consists of the following domains: personal development, self-determination, interpersonal relations, participation, rights, emotional well-being, physical well-being and material well-being. Another point of consensus among the QOL researchers is that its components are the same for people with disabilities and Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sara-
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