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Navigator Role for Promoting Adaptive Sports and Recreation Participation in Individuals With Disabilities.
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American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation . Jun2021, Vol. 100 Issue 6, p592-598. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: The aims of the study were to gain a better understanding of the resources, barriers, and facilitators of participation in adaptive sport and recreational activities as a means of achieving physical activity recommendations in individuals with disability and to understand preferences for a patient navigator service to help mitigate the barriers. Design: Clinical, academic, and community stakeholders applied a community-engaged research approach to develop online surveys and focus group questions for adults with a disability or parents of a child with a disability to meet study objectives. Results: One hundred ninety-eight adults and 146 parents completed the online surveys. Sixteen adults and 18 parents took part in focus groups. Many participants lacked knowledge of available adaptive sport and recreational resources; other barriers were expense, limited number of trained volunteers, and need for instruction. Conversely, persons were facilitated by community, socialization, and words of encouragement/motivation. Participants strongly preferred a patient navigator to be a person active in adaptive sport and recreational or an informative resource-filled website. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that physical activity programs including adaptive sport and recreational should be designed to offer people with disabilities opportunities to build social networks and strengthen social support. A patient navigator service could help increase participation in adaptive sport and recreational and physical activity within a community context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SPORTS participation
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*PARENT attitudes
*RESEARCH
*SOCIALIZATION
*HEALTH services accessibility
*PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities
*FOCUS groups
*SOCIAL support
*SPORTS for people with disabilities
*RESEARCH methodology
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*SOCIAL networks
*RECREATION
*PATIENT-centered care
*PHYSICAL activity
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*HEALTH literacy
*T-test (Statistics)
*RESEARCH funding
*ACTION research
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*INFORMATION resources
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*DATA analysis software
PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08949115
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150384646
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001533