Policy and Advocacy Initiatives to Promote the Benefits of Sports Participation for Individuals with Disability

Mascarinas, Angelie; Blauwet, Cheri

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56568-2_30

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“…Further spaces potentially suitable for PA participation were identified by the participants. For example, the park was important to Núria because ‘[given my condition], I just absorb vitamin D through the sun (…) cycling gave me the vitamin D I need.’ Consistent with the literature [ 3 ], ramps too steep and adverse weather conditions were identified as environmental barriers in the outdoors. Akin to a quote from Núria reproduced above, Naira said that ‘The barriers, in my case, are the ramps, the stairs and certain spots where the material is slippery, especially when it rains.’ Most participants perceived that doing PA outdoors ‘would be nice’ but they find hard to imagine trying out without worrying too much about the barriers that they would likely face and would put them in awkward situations.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The present article has been developed in accordance with three premises. The first one is that promoting PA is vital to enhance the health of people with disability [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 49 ]. The second one is that the removal of environmental barriers coupled with the promotion of facilitating factors is essential for enhancing opportunities for PA and reducing the risk of secondary health conditions in people with disability [ 2 , 50 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is well documented that physically active people are more likely to cope with stress and pain, have fewer illnesses, better relationships and a higher quality of life than those who are less active. Other benefits of PA for the health and wellbeing of people with disability have been proven [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity among University Students with Physical Disability—A Qualitative Study in Spain

Monforte

Úbeda-Colomer

Pans

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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This paper qualitatively examines environmental factors operating as barriers and/or facilitators to participation in physical activity (PA) of people with physical disabilities. Interview data were collected from 27 Spanish university students through the innovative method of two-on-one interviews. Thereafter, data were subject to a flexible thematic analysis. Three themes were constructed: associations; PA practice spaces; and nonhumans. Concepts from different theories were used to generate meaningful interpretations around each theme. Drawing on our results, we offer several reflections and directions. Two key messages can be highlighted. First, environmental barriers and facilitators are context dependent and thus do not precede the circumstances in which they emerge. Second, Spanish universities should work harder to become relevant PA promoting environments for students with physical disability. The knowledge generated in this study is expected to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of programs promoting PA among Spanish university students with physical disability.

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Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity among University Students with Physical Disability—A Qualitative Study in Spain

Monforte

Úbeda-Colomer

Pans

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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“…Apart from the particular features of each disability, many different personal, socioeconomic, and environmental factors can affect the PA engagement of people with disabilities, thus exacerbating health inequalities [ 12 ]. In this regard, people with disabilities are more likely to be obese and to have diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension than non-disabled people [ 13 , 14 ].…”

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Physical Activity and Accomplishment of Recommendations in University Students with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study

Pans

Úbeda-Colomer

Monforte

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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University settings are socio-environmental contexts that can reduce health disparities in students with disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study was twofold: (a) to examine the longitudinal physical activity (PA) changes of Spanish university students with disabilities during a three-year period; and (b) to identify the accomplishment of the World Health Organization’s PA recommendations in this period. A three-year follow-up cohort study was conducted on 355 university students with disabilities (172 men, 183 women). The participants completed an electronic survey on PA after which a descriptive analysis, longitudinal (Wilcoxon tests) and cross-sectional pairwise comparisons (Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests) were performed on non-normal data. The results show no significant PA changes during the three-year period. The cross-sectional comparisons between the waves presented a reduction in vigorous PA according to sex and similar values by age, origin of disability, and socioeconomic status. A global reduction of 0.6% was found in achieving the recommendations between the waves. We also found an increase of 5.3% in the participants classified as overweight–obese during this period. The findings offered in this study have important implications for university disability care services and sports services. University policies should focus on rethinking PA and sports programs for students with disabilities.

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“…The second insight concerns athlete social legacy value. Paralympic sport is often promoted in terms of individual health legacy value by highlighting the psychological and physical health contributions of participation (Mascarinas & Blauwet, 2018). However, this study promotes an athlete social legacy value by highlighting the many societal and political contributions of Para athlete activism.…”

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Para athlete activism: A qualitative examination of disability activism through Paralympic sport in Ireland

Haslett

Choi

Smith

2020

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Policy and Advocacy Initiatives to Promote the Benefits of Sports Participation for Individuals with Disability

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity among University Students with Physical Disability—A Qualitative Study in Spain

Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity among University Students with Physical Disability—A Qualitative Study in Spain

Physical Activity and Accomplishment of Recommendations in University Students with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study

Para athlete activism: A qualitative examination of disability activism through Paralympic sport in Ireland

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