MALAYSIAN ELITE DISABLED ATHLETES: THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SATISFACTION WITH LIFE

Received 2022-10-04; Accepted 2023-04-11; Published 2023-06-16

Authors

  • Cheryl Anne Lee Sports Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Kamarul Hashimy Hussein Malaysian National Sports Institute, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Goh Siew Li Sports Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol26no2.1

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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Published

2023-07-06

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2023)

Section

Research article

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