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- Title
Quality of Life among Assistive Technology Users: What is the Paralympic Sport Contribution?
- Authors
Lima Magalhães, Beatriz; Pinheiro Rosseto, Lucimar; Melo Yasuda, Thiara; Rocha Pereira, Edmara Campos; Lopes Bispo, Sarah; Gomes dos Santos, Mathues; Oliveira, Luis Vicente Franco; Oliveira-Silva, Iransé; Bulle Oliveira, Acary Souza; Rogério dos Santos, Vagner; Santana Parreira, Samara Lamounier
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to verify the sports participation in the perception of quality of life among assistive technology users. Twenty-three subjects had some type of physical disability for more than 1 yr. They were divided into 2 groups: (a) Paralympic Group (n = 16); and (b) Control Group (n = 11). The subjects were between 18 and 47 yrs of age. They were regular users of some assistive technology. All participants completed a form used for general characterization and completed the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire. The significance level was set at an alpha level of P≤0.05. The findings indicate that the Paralympic sport improved the perception of quality of life among assistive technology users.
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; ASSISTIVE technology; PARALYMPICS; SPORTS participation; PEOPLE with disabilities; SPORTS for people with disabilities
- Publication
Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 3, p57
- ISSN
1097-9751
- Publication type
Article