Wheeled mobility skills of wheelchair basketball players: a randomized controlled study

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2017

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Taylor & Francis Inc

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of wheelchair basketball sport on the functional abilities of wheelchair users. Method: This is a randomized controlled study. Wheelchair basketball players (n = 111) and non-player (n = 85) were included in this study. We administered the questionnaire version of the wheelchair skills test questionnaire (WST_Q), recording the participants' capacity and performance scores on each of 32 skills. Results: Player group have the baseline values of WST_Q higher than control group. The mean total percentage score of player group was significantly greater than control group (p< 0.05). The get over 15 cm level (respectively, rations of capacity and performance of groups: player/control: 50.5-20% and 54.1-24.7%) and the ascends 10 degrees incline (player/control 96.4-48.2% and 98.2-54.1%). Conclusions: Participation in regular wheelchair basketball sport may preserve and augment functional abilities in with wheelchair user

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Activities of Daily Living, Disabled People, Sports

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Disability And Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology

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Q2

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12

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4

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