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Thesis (MScMedSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medical Science. (rehabilitation) at the University of Stellenbosch / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For physically disabled learners to achieve successful participation in sport requires the synergistic interaction of many diverse factors. The Limpopo province of South Africa produces fewer physically disabled athletes at the junior, senior and elite levels than any other province in South Africa. This study identifies and examines the key aspects that affected the development of physically disabled athletes in the Limpopo province in 2006/2007. Factors that both facilitate or inhibit the development of physically disabled athletes in the province are identified and discussed. This highlights aspects that need to be addressed in seeking to bridge the gap between current deficiencies and an optimised future for participants in disabled sport in Limpopo province. The study is descriptive, using a case-study design as part of a situational analysis. Physically disabled athletes from one school were selected using a convenience sample and key informants were selected through purposive sampling. Questionnaires were completed by ten physically disabled athletes as well as by staff involved in their athletic development. Interviews were also conducted among key informants from the sport and education sectors. The questionnaires were analysed quantitatively and the interviews underwent qualitative content analysis. The findings indicated that there are seven critical areas/key factors influencing the development of physically disabled athletes in Limpopo province. These are: 1. Support systems; 2. Sports participation; 3. Attitudinal facilitators and barriers; 4. Environmental accessibility; 5. Resources; 6. Education and training; 7. Politics. The above elements impacting on the development of physically disabled athletes in Limpopo province are compared with the five key areas of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Development Model. It was found that numerous challenges exist in Limpopo, namely: a lack of sufficient humanresource capacity, funding, sponsorships and the necessary financial resources for adequate infrastructure sustainability and support services. Therefore, in order for physically disabled athletes in Limpopo province to be successfully developed within the framework of the IPC Development Model, the challenges and key factors/critical areas identified by this study need to be addressed. The following recommendations were made following the outcomes of the study: 1. Establish a discussion forum for all stakeholders; 2. Take steps to elevate the status of sport for physically disabled athletes in Limpopo province; 3. Improve the co-operation between sports federations, government departments and disabled people’s organisations Limpopo province; 4. Educate stakeholders; 5. Improve coaching expertise and knowledge; 6. Have specialist rehabilitation expertise in the LSEN schools; 7. Monitor and evaluate sports programmes. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die deelname van fisiek-gestremde leerders aan sport het verskeie aspekte wat wedersyds verband hou. Die interaksie van hierdie aspekte is noodsaaklik om ‘n suksesvolle uitkoms te verseker. Hierdie tesis identifiseer en ondersoek die sleutelaspekte wat ‘n impak het op die ontwikkeling van fisiek-gestremde atlete in die Limpopo provinsie van Suid-Afrika in 2006/2007. Dit is bekend dat hierdie provinsie heelwat minder fisiek-gestremde atlete op junior, senior en elite vlak lewer as enige ander provinsie in die land Faktore wat hierdie studiegroep se ontwikkeling bevorder, sowel as die faktore wat dit benadeel,, word in hierdie tesis geïdentifiseer en bespreek. Dié bespreking is van nut vir die identifisering van huidige probleemareas, wat spesifieke aandag sal verg om die vooruitsigte vir gestremde atlete in die provinsie te verbeter. Die tesis is beskrywend van aard en maak gebruik van ’n gevallestudieformaat en omstandigheidsontleding. ’n Gerieflikheidsteekproef van fisiek-gestremde atlete is by een skool gekies terwyl ’n versameling van sleutel inligtingsbronne doelgerig geïdentifiseer is. Vraelyste is deur tien fisiek-gestremde atlete, sowel as personeellede betrokke by hulle atletiese ontwikkeling, voltooi. Onderhoude is ook gevoer met sleutelinformante in die Sporten Onderwyssektore. Die vraelyste is kwantitatief ontleed met die hulp van Professor Nel van die Departement Statistiek aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch, terwyl transkripsies van die onderhoude kwalitatief geëvalueer is. Die bevindinge het daarop gedui dat daar sewe sleutelfaktore is wat die ontwikkeling van fisiek-gestremde atlete in hierdie provinsie beïnvloed: 1. Ondersteuningstelsels; 2. Sport deelname; 3. Omgewingstoeganglikheid; 4. Onderwys en opleiding; 5. Gesindhede en struikelblokke; 6. Bronne; en 7. Politiek. Die invloed wat hierdie aspekte op die ontwikkeling van fisiek-gestremde atlete in Limpopo provinsie uitoefen, word met die vyf sleutelgebiede van die Internasionale Paralimpiese komitee se Ontwikkelingsmodel vergelyk. Dit is bevind dat talle uitdagings Limpopo provinsie in die gesig staar, naamlik, ’n gebrek aan menslike hulpbronne, ’n tekort aan befondsing en borgskappe asook ontoereikende finansiële voorsiening om behoorlike infrastruktuur te verskaf. Dus, om fisiek-gestremde atlete in Limpopo provinsie die geleentheid te bied om binne die voorgeskrewe raamwerk van die Internasionale Paralimpiese Ontwikkelingsmodel te vorder, moet aandag geskenk word aan die sleutelfaktore en tekortkominge wat hierdie studie identifiseer. Die volgende aanbevelings word gemaak : 1. Vestig ‘n gespreksforum vir alle belanghebbendes; 2. Neem die nodige stappe vir die opheffing van die status van sport vir fisiek-gestremde atlete in die Limpopo provinsie; 3. Verbeter die samewerking tussen Sportfederasies, Staatsdepartemente en Organisasies vir Gestremde Persone in die Limpopo provinsie; 4. Lei alle belanghebbendes op; 5. Verbeter afrigtingskundigheid; 6. Sorg vir spesialis rehabilitasiekundigheid by die LSEN-skole; en 7. Moniteer en evalueer sportprogram.

The subject of this diploma thesis is to map the media presentation development of handicapped sportsmen in years 1992-2012. The thesis focuses on sportsmen media impression in journals Právo (also Rudé právo) and Sport (also Československý sport). The objective of this analysis is to find out, whether the impression of handicapped sportsmen corresponds with the impression of so-called normal sportsmen. The analytical part includes qualitative comparative analysis of articles about paralympic and olympic athletes at the time of Olympic and Paralympic Games. The thesis also analyse articles, that were published one week before or after the Games. The first chapter describes, how were handicapped sportsmen noted in newspaper in the past. As handicapped sportsmen are showed in media stereotypically, therefore there is a term deconstruction of representation and stereotypization as a part of theory behind this study. The framing analysis has its own chapter. The way, how texts about paralympic and olympic athletes are framed, is important for further analysis. That analysis forms six chapters. Every single chapter focuses on a single year, in which Olympic or Paralympic Games were held. Using the analysis of texts about the most successfull athletes leads to a comparison of those Games media...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Thiago Castro.pdf: 32811 bytes, checksum: 2965b8db3a87a60a27b84a7186a7a2cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This job aims to investigate socio-demographic, psychological, physical and health of disabled athletes of high level sports practitioners of individual and team sports factors Participated in the high-income disabled athletes study modes recognized by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee - CPB. Data were collected in pre competitive periods and the following instruments were used: Evaluation Sheet socio demographic, clinical and sports for characterization of the participants; Medical Outcomes Study 36 Item Short - Form Health Survey International - SF-36 for health percepcion; Physical Activity Questionnaire - IPAQ, to identify the level of physical activity among disabled athletes; Sport Competition Trait Anxiety Test - SCAT for identification of anxiety in competition; Brunel Mood Scale - BRAMS, to assess the state of humor. Data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel® program (2010) and later analyzed using the Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed to analyze the distribution of data and used descriptive statistics (mean, median and standard deviation for quantitative data and absolute and relative frequency for qualitative data). The association between anxiety and practiced sport (collective and individual) was performed using the chi square test and comparing the mood second sport was carried by Man Whitney U test (non-parametric data). Relate to mood, anxiety and level of physical activity second sport was performed Spearman test (discrete variables, non-parametric data). The significance level used in the tests was p ≤ 0.05. The study shows significant differences in the variable confusion among disabled athletes in individual and team sports, and the disabled athletes in team sports had higher scores confusion when compared to individual sports. Disabled athletes in individual and team sports showed high levels of anxiety and no significant diferences in pre-competitive anxiety. / Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar os fatores sociodemográficos, psicológicos, físicos e de saúde de paratletas de alto nível esportivo praticantes de modalidades individuais e coletivas. Participaram do estudo paratletas de alto rendimento, de modalidades reconhecidas pelo Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro - CPB. Os dados foram coletados em períodos pré-competitivos e foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: Ficha de avaliação dos dados sócio demográficos, clínicos e esportivos, para caracterização dos participantes; Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short Form Health Survey International - SF-36, para percepção de saúde; Physical Activity Questionnaire IPAQ, para identificar o nível de atividade física dos paratletas; Sport Competition Trait Anxiety Test SCAT, para a identificação da ansiedade em competição; Escala de Humor de Brunel BRAMS, para avaliar o estado de humor. Osdados foram tabulados no programa Microsoft Excel® (2010) e posteriormente analisados por meio do programa Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) versão 20.0. Foi realizado o teste de Kolmogorov-Smirnov para a análise da distribuição dos dados e utilizou-se a estatística descritiva (média mediana e desvio-padrão para dados quantitativos e frequência absoluta e relativa para dados qualitativos). A associação entre ansiedade e modalidade esportiva praticada (coletiva e individual) foi realizada por meio do teste Qui quadrado e a comparação do estado de humor segundo modalidade esportiva foi realizado através do teste U Man Whitney (dados não paramétricos). Para relacionar estado de humor, ansiedade e o nível de atividade física segundo modalidade esportiva foi realizado o teste de Spearman (variáveis discretas, dados não paramétricos). O nível de significância adotado nos testes foi de p≤0,05. O estudo demonstra diferença significativa na variável confusão mental entre os paratletasde esportes individuais e coletivos, sendo que os paratletas de esportes coletivos apresentaram maiores escores de confusão quando comparados aos de esportes individuais. Paratletas de esportes individuais e coletivos apresentaram alto índice de ansiedade e não apresentaram diferenças significativas de ansiedade pré-competitiva.