Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Clin J Sport Med. 2012 Jan;22(1):51-7. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31824200c3.
To ascertain the impact of therapeutic bodily assistive devices that enable beyond-the-normal body abilities on sport in general and the Paralympics and Olympics in particular.
Cross-sectional survey.
Online.
Members of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (United States). Distribution of online survey link to membership.
The survey used a combination of 37 simple yes or no, Likert scale, and opinion rating scale questions. This article is based on 4 of the 37 questions that focus on the impact of therapeutic enhancements on various aspects of sport.
Whether respondents felt that there is an impact of therapeutic bodily assistive devices that enable beyond-the-normal body abilities on the participation of people with disabilities in sport of all levels and the self-identity of athletes with disabilities. Secondary outcome measure was what the respondents felt the impact may be.
The respondents indicated that therapeutic bodily assistive devices, which enable beyond-the-normal body abilities, will have an impact on participation of people with disabilities in sport at all levels and on the self-identity of athletes with disabilities.
Given the result that the respondents felt that therapeutic enhancements will impact various aspects of sport, it may be prudent to initiate a broader discourse around therapeutic enhancement and to revise codes of ethics so that they give guidance on this topic.
确定具有超越正常身体能力的治疗性身体辅助器具对一般运动、特别是残奥会和奥运会的影响。
横断面调查。
线上。
美国国家康复教育委员会成员。向会员发送在线调查链接。
该调查使用了 37 个简单的是或否、李克特量表和意见评分量表问题的组合。本文基于其中的 4 个问题，重点关注治疗性增强对各级残疾人运动参与和残疾运动员身份认同的影响。
受访者是否认为具有超越正常身体能力的治疗性身体辅助器具会对所有残疾人士参与各级体育运动以及残疾运动员的自我认同产生影响。次要观察指标是受访者认为可能会产生什么影响。
受访者表示，具有超越正常身体能力的治疗性身体辅助器具将对各级残疾人参与体育运动产生影响，并影响残疾运动员的自我认同。
鉴于受访者认为治疗性增强会影响运动的各个方面，因此启动关于治疗性增强的更广泛讨论并修订道德准则以就该主题提供指导可能是谨慎的做法。
