Tyrimu siekta nustatyti judėjimo negalią turinčių asmenų išsilavinimo ir užimtumo sąsajas su prisitaikymu prie negalios. Apklausti 275 asmenys, turintys judėjimo negalią. Prisitai-kymas prie negalios vertintas naudojant Reakcijų į negalią klausimyną ir Negalios priėmimo skalę.Nustatyta, kad aukštesnį išsilavinimą turintys asmenys rečiau patiria neigiamas reakcijas į negalią nei žemesnį išsilavinimą turintys asmenys. Dirbantys ar studijuojantys neįgalieji rečiau patiria neigiamas ir dažniau teigiamas reakcijas nei neturintieji užsiėmimo. Negalios priėmimą prognozuoja darbo turėjimas ir studijavimas, bet ne su negalia susiję rodikliai.

The internal consistency reliability and structure-related validity of the Lithuanian version of the Acceptance of Disability Scale – Revised (ADS-R), a 32-item instrument originally developed to assess an individual’s adaptation to disability, was the focus of the research study. The translated instrument was completed by 274 mobility impaired individuals aged from 18 to 80. In this pilot study, it was found that the Lithuanian version of ADS-R had preliminary sufficient internal consistency reliability and structure-related validity similar to those reported by the authors of the original instrument. However, this Lithuanian version still needs further studies with a larger sample and more specific disability representation for exploring the psychometric properties more thoroughly. Nevertheless, in that there are few instruments on adaptation that have already been translated and used with the Lithuanian population, the authors believe that this pilot study is a very important first step in the process of creating a valid and reliable instrument.

Introduction: Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s competence to attempt difficult or novel tasks, and to cope with adversity arising from specific demanding situations (Cross et al., 2006; Bandura, 1994). It is one of key resources in coping with the challenges and demands presented by a chronic condition. The quality of life of the disabled individuals might be influenced by the degree of control they feel able to exert over stressful situations arising from having a disability. Highly self-efficacious individuals with mobility impairment may be better able to cope with stressful situations arising from their conditions (Luszczynska et al., 2010; Cramm et al., 2013). Considering the importance of self-efficacy on the quality of life outcomes of the individuals with mobility impairment, and the lack of such research, this study aimed at investigating the influence of general self-efficacy on various quality of life outcomes, such as physical health, social relationships and environment, as perceived by mobility impaired individuals. Methods: The study sample consisted of 154 mobility impaired individuals (49 men and 105 women), aged between 18 and 66 years old. According to the mean of age (34,65 ± 11,20), the study participants were divided into two groups of younger and older individuals. Self-efficacy was assessed using General Self-Efficacy scale (Schwarzer, Jerusalem, 1995). Three domains of quality of life, including physical health, social relationships, and environment, were measured using WHO-QOL-BREF. Results: Firstly, the results revealed that younger individuals perceived having a higher self-efficacy compared to older individuals. [...]

It is well known that unhealthy lifestyle is one of the most important risk factors for morbidity and mortality due to cardiac diseases. People who suffered or are suffering from heart related problems usually undertake cardiac rehabilitation procedures which help them improve their health and make lifestyle changes. So it is important to have a valid, short, clear measure of readiness to change health behavior in the native (Lithuanian) language as change in lifestyle can be a problematic field in rehabilitation of cardiac patients in Lithuania. According to the results of national study, smoking, unhealthy diet, low physical activity, overweight and risky alcohol consumption persist as actual problem among Lithuanian adults nowadays. The aim of this analysis is to examine psychometric properties of the “Readiness to change questionnaire” (RCQ, Rollnick et al., 1992) among cardiac rehabilitation patients. Methods: The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and factor structure of the RCQ was examined for 59 cardiac patients aged between 35 and 70 years (Mean = 55.68, SD = 8.62). The questionnaires for alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity and diet were completed at the beginning and end of rehabilitation. Results: Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the RCQ showed poor to good internal consistency (0.51–0.87) and test-retest reliability Pearson’s correlations ranged from 0.31 to 0.84. Concurrent validity is supported for the stages of alcohol consumption and diet. An exploratory factor analysis of the RCQ indicated the three-factor solution for readiness to change alcohol consumption and diet data best. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that models demonstrate approximate data–model fit. Conclusions: The Lithuanian version of the RCQ is a reliable measure for group testing. [...]