Abstract
The hypothesis posed was whether being part of a football/soccer team influenced the quality of life (QL) of the people who participated in it since their perception of themselves is enhanced by factors, such as self-determination, social inclusion, emotional well-being, physical well-being, material well-being, rights, personal development, and internal relationships. The objective was to evaluate the QL of people with Down Syndrome (DS) using their self-perception (n = 39) and the perception of the informants (family members, teachers) (n = 39). The KidsLife-Down Scale, with a few modifications, was used. In general, differences of opinion between the subgroups of participants with DS and informants showed that results were higher in terms of perception for participants in the DS subgroup. Scores for all variables were higher for those participants with DS who said they did engage in practicing competitive football/soccer. Although the perception of informants provides a great deal of information regarding the QL of participants with DS, participants with DS should also be involved in the evaluation process and their self-perceptions taken into account. It is not participating in a football team that causes the conclusions of the study, but training (which includes the friendly matches that are played), the cause correlated with the improvements detected in the athlete’s DS.
Highlights
The Cordoba Down Centre (CDC) is an NGO concerned with increasing the quality of life (QL) of people with Down Syndrome (DS) by promoting a healthy, autonomous, and independent lifestyle.QL occupies an important place in society because it is considered a way of measuring personal well-being
The need to assess quality of life has become a matter of great importance and practical utility for the development of good practices that, in accordance with the provisions of Spain’s Law 39/2006 dated 14 December 2006 on the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Attention to Dependent Persons, has been included as an essential criterion in the accreditation process to guarantee the quality of centers, services, and the System for Autonomy and Attention to Dependent Persons
We differ from the foregoing authors who stated that women have a lower quality of life than men since in this research, we found no significant differences in Quality of Life Index (QLI)
Summary
The Cordoba Down Centre (CDC) is an NGO concerned with increasing the quality of life (QL) of people with Down Syndrome (DS) by promoting a healthy, autonomous, and independent lifestyle.QL occupies an important place in society because it is considered a way of measuring personal well-being. The need to assess quality of life has become a matter of great importance and practical utility for the development of good practices that, in accordance with the provisions of Spain’s Law 39/2006 dated 14 December 2006 on the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Attention to Dependent Persons, has been included as an essential criterion in the accreditation process to guarantee the quality of centers, services, and the System for Autonomy and Attention to Dependent Persons These centers, services, and entities are required to present, among other things, documentation related to the user, including objectives, interdisciplinary work plan, interventions, and evaluation of results in terms of improvement in their quality of life. Schalock and Verdugo [5] proposed a model of QL defined as “the desired state of personal well-being from a multidimensional viewpoint, given that it includes both objective and subjective components and is influenced by environmental factors and personal characteristics”
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