Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the impairment of the body functions on the participation of people with disabilities in sports activities. The study was carried out in the institutions mostly attended by people with severe physical disabilities. The participants took a modified Kenny test and answered the questions of a questionnaire. The study sample consisted of 35 persons with severe physical disabilities. The findings of this study showed that people with disabilities who were not engaged in sports were of much worse opinion about their health condition (P=0.02) and they needed more help from family or friends (P=0.035) compared to the disabled who were not engaged in sports, but in the group of people with disabilities who were engaged in sports, the correlations of those indicators were statistically significant (r=0.59 and r=0.68, respectively). The main motivation of sports participation of people with disabilities (about 80%) was the need for communication and gaining independence. Health improvement was mentioned by less than half of people with disabilities (about 41%) engaged in sports. The syndrome of movement function impairment, duration of impairment, marital status, the age of persons with disabilities, and objectively determined impairment of biosocial self-service functions did not impact sports participation of people with disabilities. However, subjective sensation of pain and the need of medical aid, which did not match the objective functional impairments, could be the obstacle for people with disabilities to participate in sports.
Highlights
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the impairment of the body functions on the participation of people with disabilities in sports activities
The study was carried out in the institutions mostly attended by people with severe physical disabilities
The study sample consisted of 35 persons with severe physical disabilities
Summary
Nesportuojantys neįgalieji savo sveikatos būklę vertino daug blogiau (p=0,02) ir aplinkinių pagalbos poreikis jiems buvo daug didesnis (p=0,035) nei sportuojančių neįgaliųjų. Bendravimo poreikis ir savarankiškumo įgijimas – tai pagrindiniai motyvai, dėl kurių respondentai (daugiau nei 80 proc.) sportuoja. Sveikatos gerinimo motyvą nurodė mažiau nei pusė (41 proc.) sportuojančių neįgaliųjų. Įgijimo trukmė, šeiminė padėtis ir neįgaliųjų amžius bei objektyviai nustatytas biosocialinių savęs apsitarnavimo funkcijų sutrikimas, tyrimo duomenimis, neturėjo įtakos neįgaliųjų dalyvumui sportinėje veikloje. Tačiau subjektyviai įvertintas skausmo pojūtis bei medikų pagalbos poreikis galėjo būti kliūtis neįgaliųjų sportiniam dalyvumui. Bloga sveikata bei neigiamas požiūris į sportą yra subjektyviai nurodyti veiksniai, dėl kurių respondentai atsisako dalyvauti sportinėje veikloje. Šie veiksniai turi įtakos asmens galimybėms dalyvauti vienoje ar kitoje visuomenės veiklos srityje.
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