Physical impairment is the most common type of impairment in Sweden. It is estimatedthat 500,000 to 600,000 individuals in the population have a physical impairment.People with physical impairments have higher rates of chronic diseases, report lowerperceived health, and experience more depressive symptoms than the rest of thepopulation. Physical activity has been linked to a variety of health benefits for peoplewith a physical impairment. Next to this, individuals who are physically active have avariety of benefits in physiological, emotional, cognitive, and social categories. Thisthesis defines the motivations and benefits of parasport participation for people with aphysical impairment at FIFH Malmö and what their journeys of parasport participationentail. In total 14 people that participate in parasports offered by FIFH filled out amixed methods survey with both multiple choice and open-ended questions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-63060 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Bischoff, Helene Osvang |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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