title: Influence of adapted sports on quality of life and life satisfaction in sport participants and non-sport participants with physical disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The lack of controlled trials in the relationship between participation in adapted sports, and quality of life (QoL) and life satisfaction in people with physical disabilities encouraged us to consider conducting this study.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare the QoL and life satisfaction scores between people with physical disabilities who participated in adapted sports and those who did not participate in any adapted sports.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional controlled study included 60 individuals with physical disabilities (paraplegia and amputee). Participants were divided into two groups based on sports participation and non-sports participation. Group one included 30 disabled elite athletes who participated in adapted sports. The control group included 30 disabled individuals not involved in any adapted sports. We compared scores on the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale (WHOQoL-BREF) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) between the two groups. Participation in the community and QoL was examined as a reflection of participant's priority on sports participation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that WHOQoL-BREF physical, psychological, and social domain scores were significantly higher in group one than in the control group (p < 0.05), whereas environment domain scores were similar (p = 0.13). Moreover, SWLS scores were significantly higher in group one than in the control group (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results showed that people with physical disabilities who participated in adapted sports had significantly higher QoL and life satisfaction scores compared to people with physical disabilities not involved in any adapted sports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre of TAF, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yazicioglu
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Ahmet Salim
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goktepe
authors.forename: Arif Kenan
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000674:Amputees; D056352:Athletes; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology; D014944:World Health Organization; D055815:Young Adult