Quality of life: theory and methodology in rehabilitation

Rehabilitation professionals understand and respect the specific life goals of people with disabilities. Rehabilitation efforts aim at facilitating their participation in rehabilitation activities that can promote their functional independence and lead to a better life quality ultimately. However, it is essential for the rehabilitation practitioners and researchers, through scientific studies, to identify factors that contribute to their client's quality of life on the basis of their assumptions, perceptions, goals, and values. Both culturally relevant theoretical foundation and measurement methodology are essential for the development of valid and reliable life quality measuring tools for rehabilitation programme evaluation.