Laferrier Justin Z, Teodorski Emily, Cooper Rory A
From the Physical Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (JZL, ET); Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (JZL, ET, RAC); and Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology (RAC), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (RAC), and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (RAC).
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Dec;94(12):1026-34. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000263.
The aim of this study was to investigate possible effects that participation in sports, exercise, and recreation may have on self-esteem and quality-of-life in service members/veterans with disabilities.
Two hundred twenty service members/veterans with disabilities who were participants in one of three annual adaptive sporting events took part in this cross-sectional study. Variables of interest were years of sport, exercise, and recreation participation since the onset of disability as well as the type of activity they engaged in. Main outcome measures were self-esteem and quality-of-life.
A positive relationship was found between participant quality-of-life and the number of years spent participating in sports, exercise, and recreation since the onset of their disability. A significant difference was found between pre-event and postevent self-esteem scores. A significant difference was also found in self-esteem scores between the levels of years of participation in sports, exercise, and recreation when averaged across activity type. Finally, there were significant differences found on self-esteem scores between the levels of type of activity averaged across years of participation.
Our results indicate that participation in sports, exercise, and recreation has a positive influence on self-esteem and quality-of-life in individuals with disabilities.
本研究旨在调查参与体育、锻炼和娱乐活动可能对残疾军人/退伍军人的自尊和生活质量产生的影响。
220名参与三项年度适应性体育赛事之一的残疾军人/退伍军人参与了这项横断面研究。感兴趣的变量包括自残疾发生以来参与体育、锻炼和娱乐活动的年限以及他们所从事的活动类型。主要结局指标为自尊和生活质量。
发现参与者的生活质量与自残疾发生以来参与体育、锻炼和娱乐活动的年限之间存在正相关关系。赛前和赛后自尊得分存在显著差异。在按活动类型平均计算的参与体育、锻炼和娱乐活动的年限水平之间，自尊得分也存在显著差异。最后，在按参与年限平均计算的活动类型水平之间，自尊得分存在显著差异。
我们的结果表明，参与体育、锻炼和娱乐活动对残疾人的自尊和生活质量有积极影响。
