Quality of life of adults with dwarfism - Focused on the perception of social welfare-related workers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine social welfare workers' perception about the quality of life of adults with dwarfism. The subjects of the study were 246 social welfare related workers working in Y City, Jeonnam. The results are as follows. First, both male and female social welfare workers commonly perceived "family relation" was the most important factor in the quality of life of adults with dwarfism. Second, social welfare workers in 20s, 30s and 40s and 50s perceived respectively that "health", "family relation", and "interpersonal relation" were the most important factor in the quality of life of adults with dwarfism. Third, social workers, therapists and office workers and day-care teachers perceived respectively that "family relation", "health" and "interpersonal relation" were the most important factor in the quality of life of adults with dwarfism.