Adapted Sport in Psychological Well-being of Spinal Cord Injury Patient
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https://doi.org/10.25759/spmfr.213Keywords:
Adaptation, Psychological, Attitude to Health, Quality of Life/psychology, Spinal Cord Injuries, SportsAbstract
Objectives: The present study aims to evaluate the effects of adapted sports in psychological well-being of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.
Materials and methods: A qualitative transversal study was developed. The final sample was composed by 28 participants: one of the groups was formed by 11 SCI patients in chronic stage that were at the time performing competition adapted sports; the other group was formed by a similar chronic SCI population that were not doing adapted sports, but with capacity to independently manoeuvre a weal-chair. For the study it was used the Portuguese version of the questionnaire “Échelle de Mesure des Manifestations du Bien-Être Psychologique”. This one is formed by 25 items of self-response, measured in a Likert scale (from 1(never) to 5 (in most cases)), that access the psychological well-being. The result of this measure instrument ranges from 25-125 points and higher individual well-being status are linked to superior scores. Psychometric studies for the Portuguese version demonstrated their reliability
Results: Using T Student test application for independent samples it was possible to access that comparison groups presented each other statistically significant differences (p < 0,05) in psychological well-being levels. It was found that, both in terms of specific dimensions, and globally, participants that composed the chronic patients group under adapted sports practice exhibit significantly superior mean scores when compared to individuals who were part of the group without adapted sporting activities.
Conclusions: The integration in adapted sports teams presents the capacity to produce an increase in psychological well-being in SCIs. In this aspect it is important to alert clinician’s attention to guide such patients to perform sports.
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