Personal well-being index as a measure of quality of life of diverse groups of people with visual impairment and blindness

Ruwan Jayathilaka (), Vandhana Dunuwila (), Dishal Attale (), Hasara Seram (), Dasun Sudusinghe (), Induwara Abeyrathna (), Theekshana Suraweera () and Samantha Thelijjagoda ()
Additional contact information
Ruwan Jayathilaka: SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Vandhana Dunuwila: SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Dishal Attale: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Hasara Seram: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Dasun Sudusinghe: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Induwara Abeyrathna: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Theekshana Suraweera: SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Samantha Thelijjagoda: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2024, vol. 58, issue 2, No 30, 1665-1684

Abstract: Abstract Today, the world adopts various assessment tools and indices to measure quality of life (QoL) of different persons. The Personal Well-being Index (PWI) is a popular and validated tool used by developed countries to assess the QoL of their citizens. The PWI consists of seven major domains that define people’s QoL. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to explore the application of PWI in measuring the QoL of the visually impaired and blind (VI and B) persons in Sri Lanka, and to identify how QoL varies with their demographic characteristics. Primary data revealed among 64 VI&B, 34 blind and 30 visually impaired people from Hambanthota, was analysed based on vision level, age, gender, marital status, and the level of education. Results indicated that visually impaired (VI) respondents had a higher PWI value than that of the blind. Accordingly, the age group of 40–59 contributes to a higher PWI value than that of others; while the results signify that the PWI values basically depend on the levels of education the participants received. It is significant that the blind and the partially sighted people are concerned about their future security to a greater extent compared to the other domains in the PWI. Also, QoL was perceived to deteriorate with age. Thus, it is evident that efforts to improve QoL of people with visual disabilities requires priority to secure a fruitful and secure future for them.

Keywords: Personal well-being index; Quality of life; Seven domains; Visually impaired and blind (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11135-023-01716-6 Abstract (text/html)
Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:58:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s11135-023-01716-6

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/economics/journal/11135

DOI: 10.1007/s11135-023-01716-6

Access Statistics for this article

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology is currently edited by Vittorio Capecchi

More articles in Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().