MALAYSIAN ELITE DISABLED ATHLETES: THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SATISFACTION WITH LIFE
https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol26no2.1
- Author:
Cheryl Anne Lee
1
;
Kamarul Hashimy Hussein
2
;
Goh Siew Li
1
Author Information
1. Sports Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2. Malaysian National Sports Institute, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Quality of Life;
Satisfaction with Life;
Disabled;
Malaysia
- MeSH:
Quality of Life
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre
2023;26(2):1-8
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background:To identify determinant(s) and evaluate the relationship between quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with life (SWL) of the Malaysian elite disabled athletes.
Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 86 disabled athletes located at Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Paralimpik Malaysia, Kampung Pandan using universal sampling. Online survey consisting of socio-demographic form, the SWL scale and the World Health Organization QoL short questionnaire were delivered to the athletes of different physical and mental disabilities who participated in adapted sports.
Results:A moderately strong correlation was demonstrated between the subdomains of physical health, psychological health, social relationship, and environment of QoL with SWL scale (P ≤ 0.05). Gender and ethnicity were found to be potential determinants of QoL and SWL among these disabled athletes.
Conclusions:The discrepancies in QoL and SWL between ethnics and gender need solution to ensure inclusivity in disabled sports.
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