<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<italic>Study aim</italic>: People with disability are characterized by mental disorders, lower physical function, and poor social functioning. Dramatically, they are at particular risk of loss of their psychosocial functions. Here, we tested the relationship between quality of life and adherence to physical activity in leisure time of people with physical disability.
<italic>Material and methods</italic>: A cross-sectional design based on the descriptive correlational method was applied. The statistical population of the study included 555 people with different types of physical disability. A quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) was used to assess the quality of life, and adherence to physical activity was measured with the Adherence to Physical Activity Questionnaire. Preliminary calculations involved a series of Pearson correlations. Moreover, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Finally, structural equation modeling was used to assess the research model.
<italic>Results</italic>: The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship (P &lt; 0.05) of the quality of life and its components with adherence to physical activity. Based on statistical analysis, 73% of adherence to physical activity changes was related to the quality of life components.
<italic>Conclusion</italic>: According to the results, special attention to the social functioning of physically disabled people and efforts and planning in order to improve it can help to improve the quality of life of these people. Also, by designing diverse sports programs for their leisure time we can help improve the adherence of physically disabled people to physical activity.
</abstract>

Study aim: People with disability are characterized by mental disorders, lower physical function, and poor social functioning. Dramatically, they are at particular risk of loss of their psychosocial functions. Here, we tested the relationship between quality of life and adherence to physical activity in leisure time of people with physical disability.
Material and methods: A cross-sectional design based on the descriptive correlational method was applied. The statistical population of the study included 555 people with different types of physical disability. A quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) was used to assess the quality of life, and adherence to physical activity was measured with the Adherence to Physical Activity Questionnaire. Preliminary calculations involved a series of Pearson correlations. Moreover, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Finally, structural equation modeling was used to assess the research model.
Results: The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship (P < 0.05) of the quality of life and its components with adherence to physical activity. Based on statistical analysis, 73% of adherence to physical activity changes was related to the quality of life components.
Conclusion: According to the results, special attention to the social functioning of physically disabled people and efforts and planning in order to improve it can help to improve the quality of life of these people. Also, by designing diverse sports programs for their leisure time we can help improve the adherence of physically disabled people to physical activity.

Quality of life and adherence to physical activity in leisure time of people with physical disability

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Biomedical Human Kinetics

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Study aim: People with disability are characterized by mental disorders, lower physical function, and poor social functioning. Dramatically, they are at...

Quality of life and adherence to physical activity in leisure time of people with physical disability

Published Online: Feb 15, 2024

Page range: 41 - 48

Received: Apr 23, 2023

Accepted: Oct 30, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2024-0005

Keywords
Physically disabled people, Quality of life, Adherence to physical activity, Social function

© 2024 Reza Aminzadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Quality of life and adherence to physical activity in leisure time of people with physical disability

Published Online: Feb 15, 2024

Page range: 41 - 48

Received: Apr 23, 2023

Accepted: Oct 30, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2024-0005

KeywordsPhysically disabled people, Quality of life, Adherence to physical activity, Social function

© 2024 Reza Aminzadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Physically disabled people, Quality of life, Adherence to physical activity, Social function