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Barriers and facilitators of participation in sports: a qualitative study on Dutch individuals with lower limb amputation.
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- A DEDICATED AMPUTEE SPORTS PROGRAMME IMPROVES PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION.Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2023Article
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- Self-Ascribed Paranormal Ability: Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Human Activity Recognition of Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation in Free-Living Conditions: A Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Effect of Motivation to Participate in Sport on Prosocial and Antisocial Behaviors in Individuals with Physical Disabilities.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Lived experiences of social support in Paralympic swimmers: A protocol for a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2020Article
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- High-school adolescents' motivation to rugby participation and selection criteria for inclusion in school rugby teams: coaches' perspective (the SCRuM project).BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Bicycling participation in people with a lower limb amputation: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
- Physical activity levels of adults with various physical disabilities.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Soccer practice and functional and social performance of men with lower limb amputations.Journal of human kinetics · 2014Article
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Abstract
introductionAlthough individuals with lower limb amputation may benefit from participation in sports, less than 40% do so.
aimTo identify the barriers and facilitators that influence participation in sports for individuals with lower limb amputation.
designQualitative study.
participantsTwenty six individuals with lower limb amputation, all originating from the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Drenthe, of which 13 athletes.
methodsSemi-structured interviews were used to gather information. Following thematic analysis, emerging themes were organized in three categories Technical, Social and Personal.
resultsSport was perceived as enjoyable activity that would help participants to become and stay healthy, improve the number of social contacts, reduce phantom pain and decrease daily tension. Inadequate facilities, problematic transportation, trivialization from others, poor health and lack of motivation or the lack of a sports partner were barriers commonly mentioned by non-athletes. Remarkably, while all athletes were successful prosthetic users, the majority chose to participate in sports for which prosthesis was neither required nor needed.
conclusionsEach individual with lower limb amputation needs to be counselled according to the barriers and facilitators he/she personally experiences. Athletes appeared to be more proactive in searching for a solution and also appeared less discouraged by failing.
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