Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities.
Veterans with disabilities can experience poor quality of life following military service due to the associated negative physical and psychological ramifications. However, participation in physical activities has shown to induce both physical and mental benefits and improve the quality of life of th...
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| author | Alexis N Sidiropoulos Jonathan J Glasberg Timothy E Moore Leif M Nelson Jason T Maikos |
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| description | Veterans with disabilities can experience poor quality of life following military service due to the associated negative physical and psychological ramifications. However, participation in physical activities has shown to induce both physical and mental benefits and improve the quality of life of this population. Adaptive sports, an innovative approach to address the unique physical and psychosocial needs of veterans with disabilities, are becoming more widely used as a rehabilitation tool to improve the quality of life for these veterans. This study aimed to determine the acute influence of participation in a single-day, veteran-based, adaptive kayaking and sailing event on the perceived overall health, quality of life, and quality of social life of veterans with varying disabilities. It was hypothesized that all three categories and the sum score of quality of life would reflect a positive acute response after participation in the community-based physical activity event. Veterans responded to three quality of life-related questions using a 5-point Likert scale before and directly after participating in the event. Findings indicated that an adaptive sporting event can have an acute positive influence on the quality of life of veteran participants, with improvements observed in all three categories of perceived quality of life. Therefore, it is advantageous for the whole-health rehabilitation of veterans with disabilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide opportunities for veterans to participate in non-traditional, community-based activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df8b66827b6c476ba0ead512e74b898c2023-01-08T05:31:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011711e027790910.1371/journal.pone.0277909Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities.Alexis N SidiropoulosJonathan J GlasbergTimothy E MooreLeif M NelsonJason T MaikosVeterans with disabilities can experience poor quality of life following military service due to the associated negative physical and psychological ramifications. However, participation in physical activities has shown to induce both physical and mental benefits and improve the quality of life of this population. Adaptive sports, an innovative approach to address the unique physical and psychosocial needs of veterans with disabilities, are becoming more widely used as a rehabilitation tool to improve the quality of life for these veterans. This study aimed to determine the acute influence of participation in a single-day, veteran-based, adaptive kayaking and sailing event on the perceived overall health, quality of life, and quality of social life of veterans with varying disabilities. It was hypothesized that all three categories and the sum score of quality of life would reflect a positive acute response after participation in the community-based physical activity event. Veterans responded to three quality of life-related questions using a 5-point Likert scale before and directly after participating in the event. Findings indicated that an adaptive sporting event can have an acute positive influence on the quality of life of veteran participants, with improvements observed in all three categories of perceived quality of life. Therefore, it is advantageous for the whole-health rehabilitation of veterans with disabilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide opportunities for veterans to participate in non-traditional, community-based activities.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277909 |
| spellingShingle | Alexis N Sidiropoulos Jonathan J Glasberg Timothy E Moore Leif M Nelson Jason T Maikos Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities. PLoS ONE |
| title | Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities. |
| title_full | Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities. |
| title_fullStr | Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities. |
| title_short | Acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities. |
| title_sort | acute influence of an adaptive sporting event on quality of life in veterans with disabilities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277909 |
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