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Do athletes with physical disabilities perceive their quality of life similarly when involved in different Paralympic Sports?
Ciampolini, Vitor; Pinto, Marília Garcia; Sousa, Gabriel Renaldo de; Silva, Diego Augusto Santos; Galatti, Larissa Rafaela.
Afiliação
  • Ciampolini, Vitor; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC. Graduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Pinto, Marília Garcia; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC. Graduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Sousa, Gabriel Renaldo de; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC. Graduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Silva, Diego Augusto Santos; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC. Graduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Galatti, Larissa Rafaela; Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP. Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas. Limeira. BR
Motriz (Online) ; 24(4): e101873, 2018. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: biblio-976263
Biblioteca responsável: BR33.1
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to compare the quality of life perception among Boccia, Para-Athletics, and Wheelchair Tennis athletes.

Methods:

Eighty-six athletes with physical disabilities participated (Boccia = 41; Para Athletics = 14; Wheelchair Tennis = 31) in the study. The data were collected by applying the Brazilian Portuguese version of the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire and a short survey for demographics. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the relationship among the variables considering a confidence level of 95%.

Results:

Wheelchair Tennis athletes were older and Para-Athletics athletes were involved in this sport for a longer period. The majority of participants perceived positively their overall quality of life and health. Wheelchair Tennis athletes presented higher total quality of life perception scores in comparison to Boccia athletes. Regarding the specific domains of quality of life, Para-Athletics athletes presented higher scores in the psychological domain in comparison to Boccia and Wheelchair Tennis. Wheelchair Tennis presented higher social scores in comparison to Boccia and higher environment scores in comparison to Boccia and Para-Athletics. No differences were found in the physical domain in all groups.

Conclusion:

The evidence points to the influence of athletes' demographics, the specific nuances of their impairments, and the Paralympic Sports practiced in perceiving the quality of life. Suggestions are made to further explore the factors that may influence the quality of life perception among Paralympic Sports athletes.(AU)
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Pessoas com Deficiência / Atletas / Esportes para Pessoas com Deficiência Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Motriz (Online) Assunto da revista: Educa‡Æo F¡sica e Treinamento / Medicina Esportiva / Medicina F¡sica e Reabilita‡Æo Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Pessoas com Deficiência / Atletas / Esportes para Pessoas com Deficiência Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Motriz (Online) Assunto da revista: Educa‡Æo F¡sica e Treinamento / Medicina Esportiva / Medicina F¡sica e Reabilita‡Æo Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil