Chosen problems of psychosocial adjustment and rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities in adulthood

Abstract

Musculoskeletal dysfunctions are a serious problem also in Poland: not only a medical one, but also a social one, because, along with cardiovascular diseases, they cause a total of approx. 45% of the cases of disability. It should be added that there is a year-on-year increase in the number of people with disabilities. The presented review of research shows that elevated anxiety and depressive tendencies tend to be permanent characteristics of people with mental physical disabilities. Adults with physical disabilities tend to show passive and apathetic attitude towards life. However, their sense of the meaning of life is within the norm. It is worth noting that the psychosocial adaptation of adults with physical disabilities changes in subsequent phases of adulthood. First of all, every adult period of life is characterized by the dominance of another sphere of problems with physical disabilities. It is currently most commonly accepted that optimal rehabilitation of people with disabilities requires an interdisciplinary approach that enables the consideration of the physical, psychological, social, educational, professional, financial and recreational spheres in this process in relation to a person with a disability. Only such a multi-faceted approach to problems of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities can bring satisfactory results.