Why the study?
Veterans with disabilities often experience poor quality of life, and adaptive sports are increasingly used as rehabilitation tools, but the acute impact of such events needed investigation.
Does participation in a single-day adaptive sporting event improve perceived quality of life in veterans with disabilities?
Population
Veterans with varying disabilities
Comparison
Before vs directly after participating in a single-day adaptive kayaking and sailing event
Design
Pre-post study
Follow-up
Directly after participating in the event
Authors
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May acutely improve QoL in disabled veterans; leaves open causality and durability pending controlled trials.
Does participation in a single-day adaptive sporting event improve perceived quality of life in veterans with disabilities?
A single-day adaptive sporting event acutely improves perceived overall health, quality of life, and social life in veterans with disabilities.
Sidiropoulos et al. (2022) studied this question.
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