Original scientific paper
Sport and Improving Quality of Life for People with Disabilities
Ivana Crnković
orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-731X
; Zdravstveno veleučilište, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Melita Rukavina
orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-1233
; Zdravstveno veleučilište, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Impact of kinetic activities in persons with disabilities is manifested through positive effect on motoric and functional capabilities, morphological characteristics, psychological, sociological and cognitive features and contributes to greater independence of people with disabilities, which is a predictor of better quality of life. The aim of this work was to investigate whether there is a difference in the quality of life in people with disabilities who are involved in sport activities vs. those who are not, considering the category they belong to. The study included 175 persons with disabilities classified in the following categories: persons with physical disabilities, people with hearing disabilities, persons with visual disabilities and the category of persons with mental disabilities. Subjects were divided into a group of subjects involved in sport for people with disabilities and a group of persons not involved in sport for people with disabilities. For the purpose of this study the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF (WHO) to assess the quality of life, and which measures the four domains of quality of life (physical and psychological health, social relationships and environment). The results of this study suggest that the effect of engagement in sports has significant positive correlation in all domains of quality of life of people with disabilities, regardless of the category to which they belong.
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104207
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Publication date:
21.6.2013.
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