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Young para-athletes display more hedonic well-being than people with disabilities not taking part in competitive sports: insights from a multi-country survey [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Hedonic well-being relates to how individuals experience and rate their lives. People with disabilities due to their pathology may more frequently suffer from anxiety and depressive disorders than their able-bodied counterparts.
Luca Puce, Carlo Biz, Mariachiara Cerchiaro, Davide Scapinello, Luca Giarrizzo, Carlo Trompetto, Carlo Trompetto, Lucio Marinelli, Lucio Marinelli, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Mohammad Hossein Samanipour, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Pietro Ruggieri   +13 more
doaj   +6 more sources

The Sport Training Process of Para-Athletes: A Systematic Review [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
The aim of this systematic review was to identify the main factors affecting the training process of para-athletes, as well as the barriers they encounter.
Francisco Javier Giménez Fuentes-Guerra, Manuel Tomás Abad Robles   +1 more
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Unveiling the shadows - Substance use among para-athletes: A qualitative study with Swiss elite para-athletes [PDF]

Current Issues in Sport Science
Background Despite the growth of para-sport, little research has been conducted on psychotropic substance use among Swiss elite para-athletes (McDuff et al., 2019; Rice et al., 2016; Weber et al., 2022).
Michele Lardi, Nikolai Kiselev, Christian Imboden, Olivia Stoffel, Andreas Heiniger, Michael Schaub   +5 more
doaj   +7 more sources

Periodic health evaluation in Para athletes: a position statement based on expert consensus [PDF]

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Para athletes present a broad range of sports-related injuries and illnesses, frequently encountering barriers when accessing healthcare services. The periodic health evaluation (PHE) is a valuable tool for continuously monitoring athletes’ health ...
Osman Hassan Ahmed, Richard Weiler, Evert Verhagen, Wayne Derman, Nick Webborn, Jan Lexell, Kristina Fagher, Juliana Ocarino, Renan Resende, Andressa Silva, Cheri A Blauwet, Kristine Dalton, David L Mann, Carole Akinyi Okoth, Larissa Pinheiro   +14 more
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The burden of injuries and illnesses in Para Athletes: A one-year prospective study of 102 para athletes across four sports. [PDF]

Braz J Phys Ther
BACKGROUND Para athletes experience high prevalence, incidence, and burden of health problems related to sport. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence, incidence, severity, and burden of injuries and illnesses in Para athletes throughout one year and to ...
Madaleno FO, Silva A, Verhagen E, Pinheiro LSP, Witvrouw E, Wezenbeek E, Lourenço TF, de Mello MT, Ocarino JM, Resende RA.   +9 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Mental distress is associated with injury and illness in elite Para athletes: a 44-week prospective study over 13 860 athlete days [PDF]

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Background The interest in elite athletes’ mental health has increased over the past decade. However, there is still a paucity in the literature concerning elite Para athletes’ mental health and its association with injuries and illnesses affecting ...
Wayne Derman, Kristina Fagher, Adam Stenman, Göran Kenttä, Marte Bentzen, Eirik Halvorsen Wik, Jari Havela, Tommy Karls   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Comprehensive 1-year multilevel study of sports injuries in para athletes: impact of season timing, years of sports experience, impairment and sports type [PDF]

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Objectives Investigate the associations between season timing, sports experience, impairments and sports type with injuries and time loss among para athletes over a 50-week sports season.Methods Data were collected in 2022 from two Brazilian Paralympic ...
Evert Verhagen, Erik Witvrouw, Evi Wezenbeek, Fernanda Madaleno, Juliana Ocarino, Renan Resende, Marco Túlio de Mello, Andressa Silva, Larissa Pinheiro, Mauro Heleno Chagas, Dawit Gonçalves   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A tale of two stories: COVID-19 and disability. A critical scoping review of the literature on the effects of the pandemic among athletes with disabilities and para-athletes [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted athletes, and, in particular, para-athletes and athletes with disabilities. However, there is no scholarly appraisal on this topic.
Luca Puce, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Achraf Ammar, Achraf Ammar, Georges Jabbour, Lucio Marinelli, Lucio Marinelli, Laura Mori, Laura Mori, Jude Dzevela Kong, Christina Tsigalou, Filippo Cotellessa, Cristina Schenone, Mohammad Hossein Samanipour, Carlo Biz, Pietro Ruggieri, Carlo Trompetto, Carlo Trompetto, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi   +19 more
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High prevalence of low bone mineral density but normal trabecular bone score in Norwegian elite Para athletes [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
BackgroundLow bone mineral density (BMD) increases the risk of bone stress injuries (BSI) and is one of several clinical concerns in Para athlete sports medicine.
Anu E. Koivisto-Mørk, Anu E. Koivisto-Mørk, Kathrin Steffen, Trine E. Finnes, Trine E. Finnes, Mikkel Pretorius, Mikkel Pretorius, Hilde Moseby Berge, Hilde Moseby Berge   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Para sport and anti-doping: a study of Swedish Para athletes' experiences and perceptions [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
IntroductionA well-functioning anti-doping system relies on being perceived by athletes as effective, fair, and practically feasible to implement. While research has highlighted the views of Olympic athletes on anti-doping over the past decade, the ...
Anna Qvarfordt, Göran Svedsäter, Kristina Fagher, Anna Bjerkefors, Sven Blomqvist   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources