The Association between Quality of Life and Lifestyle of Wheelchair Handball Athletes

This study aimed to examine the association between quality of life and lifestyle of wheelchair handball athletes. The cross-sectional study comprised a sample of 105 male athletes with physical disabilities. Participants provided answers to the questions of the sociodemographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-Bref scale and the Fantastic lifestyle assessment. To analyze the resulting data, a one-way ANOVA and Tukey ’s post hoc test were employed. The quality of life domains with higher and lower scores were, respectively, the “Psychological” and “Environmental.” The lifestyle categories with higher and lower scores were related, respectively, to “Psychobiological Aspects” and “Work.” The resu lts evidenced an association between high quality of life and lifestyle scores, suggesting that the practice of adapted sports, and specifically wheelchair handball, can exert an important influence on the quality of life and lifestyle of people with physical disabilities.
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - Category: Disability Source Type: research