Quality Of Life And Social Participation In Elite Athletes With Physical Disabilities And Sedentary Individuals With Physical Disabilities

Authors : Fatma Peker, Ferda Karadağ, Filiz Er

Pages : 83-100

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Publication Date : 2023-09-30

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the quality of life and social participation in individuals with physical disabilities differ according to whether they do sports or not. 45 athletes with physical disabilities licensed by the Disabled Sports Club and 30 sedentary individuals (not doing sports) with physical disabilities participated in the study. "Quality of Life Scale Short Form (SF-36)” was used to measure the quality of life of disabled individuals who do and do not do sports, while \"Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique-Short Form (CHART-SF)\" and the \"Personal Information Form\" developed by the researchers were used to assess social participation. For the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U test and Spearman correlation test were applied. As a result of the study, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the pain and general health subscales in quality of life in favor of those who do sports, and the mobility subscale in social participation (p<0.05). It is seen that doing sports is a factor that positively affects the quality of life and social participation of individuals with physical disabilities. Participation of disabled people in sports activities should be increased.
Keywords : Fiziksel engelli, Spor, Yaşam kalitesi, Toplumsal katılım