Run Wang, Xiuying Xiao, Yanling Tao, Weixiang Luo, Tao Zhou, Yanni Wu, Jungui Zhou, Lingli Yang, Mi Zhang, Xiaolu Lin, Xuan Chen, Yiling Wang, Chunlan Zhou
The stress of disability significantly impacts an individual's quality of life and that of a spouse. Health empowerment, based on the idea that individuals may be successful despite disability, may be meaningful to disabled persons and their spouse carers. This cross-sectional survey study aimed to explore the effect of health empowerment on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older individuals with disabilities and their spouse carers on both a personal (actor effect) and interpersonal level (partner effect)...
October 11, 2023: Research in Nursing & Health