Occupational Therapist, Post Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, University of the Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2021 May;16(4):414-419. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1780483. Epub 2021 May 6.
Few studies have reported the influence of environmental factors that may act as barriers or facilitators to participation in parasports. The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the relationship between environmental factors present in parasports (attitudes, support, services, assistive technology and policies). In addition, we present the concurrent validation of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment (ATD PA-Br).
Sixty-three adult Paralympic athletes with physical and/or visual impairment who practiced goalball, wheelchair tennis, table tennis, sitting volleyball, rugby, swimming, equestrianism, weightlifting, track and field, archery, bocce ball and parabadminton were analysed. Sociodemographic questionnaires, ATDPA-Br and QUEST B were used for data collection and analysed by 5% significance level ( < 0.05).
The findings showed a predominance of athletes with spinal cord injury playing rugby (11) and parabadminton (9), 25.4% exhibited low sociodemographic levels, 36.5% required a wheelchair and 9.6% used prostheses. Although 90.5% of participants reported that assistive technology helped them in their sport, they also expressed dissatisfaction with the services provided. There was a significant correlation between satisfaction with the device in the QUEST instrument and the positive psychosocial factors of the ATDPA-Br, meaning the larger the number of positive factors, the greater the satisfaction with the device.
This study showed the predominance of low-income parathletes and that environmental factor as access to the benefits of public policies, it may be a barrier to participation in parasports. Also, the technology and the services provided should act as facilitators to parasport performance.Implications for rehabilitationUnderstand the objectives of assistive technology in paralympic sports.Identify the environmental factors present in parasports (attitudes, support, services, assistive technology, and policies).Analyze the relationship between environmental factors present in parasports (attitudes, support, services, assistive technology, and policies).Have access to the concurrent validation of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment (ATD PA-Br).
很少有研究报告环境因素对参与残奥运动的影响，这些因素可能是参与的障碍或促进因素。本研究的目的是描述和分析残奥运动中存在的环境因素（态度、支持、服务、辅助技术和政策）之间的关系。此外，我们还介绍了辅助技术设备倾向评估（ATD PA-Br）的同时验证。
对 63 名患有身体和/或视力障碍的成年残奥会运动员进行了分析，他们参加的项目有：盲人门球、轮椅网球、乒乓球、坐式排球、橄榄球、游泳、举重、田径、射箭、地滚球和帕拉羽毛球。使用社会人口学问卷、ATDPA-Br 和 QUEST B 进行数据收集，并在 5%的显著水平（<0.05）下进行分析。
研究结果显示，脊髓损伤运动员中，橄榄球（11 人）和帕拉羽毛球（9 人）的参与者居多，25.4%的参与者社会经济地位较低，36.5%需要使用轮椅，9.6%使用假肢。尽管 90.5%的参与者表示辅助技术有助于他们的运动，但他们也对提供的服务表示不满。QUEST 仪器中对设备的满意度与 ATDPA-Br 的积极心理因素之间存在显著相关性，这意味着积极因素越多，对设备的满意度就越高。
本研究表明，低收入残奥运动员占主导地位，而获得公共政策利益等环境因素可能成为参与残奥运动的障碍。此外，技术和提供的服务应该成为残奥运动表现的促进因素。
了解辅助技术在残奥运动中的目标。确定残奥运动中存在的环境因素（态度、支持、服务、辅助技术和政策）。分析残奥运动中存在的环境因素（态度、支持、服务、辅助技术和政策）之间的关系。了解辅助技术设备倾向评估（ATD PA-Br）的同时验证。
