Soccer Practice and Functional and Social Performance of Men With Lower Limb Amputations

• Authors: Rogeria Monteiro , Luzia Pfeifer , Alex Santos , Nelson Sousa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Practicing sports together with rehabilitative treatment improves the development of motor, social and emotional abilities of lower limb amputees. The aim of this study was to compare the functional and social performance of individuals with lower limb amputations between those who played soccer and those who did not engage in any sports activities. A total of 138 individuals participated in the study and were divided into two groups: soccer players (n = 69, 34 ± 8.1 years) and non-athletes (n = 69, 38 ± 8.9 years). A checklist, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, was used. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests. The soccer players group showed significantly better performance than the non-athletes group in most items of body function, body structure, occupational performance components and daily activities (p < 0.001 for all), and also in some important items of social and environment factors (p < 0.001 for all). The results strongly suggest that amputee soccer significantly improves the functional and social performance in individuals with lower limb amputations.

Keywords

EN

amputee soccer; occupational performance; international classification of functionality; disability and health

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 33-41

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2014

online

11 - 12 - 2014

Contributors

author

Rogeria Monteiro

• Department of Occupational Therapy, Pará State University, Belém, Brazil. Department of Occupational Therapy, Pará State University, Travessa Perebebuí, nº 2623, Belém 66.087-670, Brazil. Phone: [phone]

author

Luzia Pfeifer

• Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, São Paulo University at Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

author

Alex Santos

• Biostatistics Institute, Belém, Brazil.

author

Nelson Sousa

• Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/hukin-2014-0087