Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life among para-footballers with brain impairment
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v52.97757Keywords:
Pandemic, Disability, Coronavirus, Quaility of life, Parasport, Sport HealthAbstract
People with disabilities might be at a higher risk of suffering from the psychosocial impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on quality of life (QoL), due to isolation and social restrictions. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the QoL of Chilean para-footballers with brain impairment. Forty male football players with brain impairment participated in this study. All participants completed the WHOQOL-BREF QoL questionnaire at two different moments (before and during confinement). A significant reduction in the perception of QoL was found between the different periods. Moreover, the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains presented lower scores during the pandemic. These results suggest that the impact of confinement reduced the perception of QoL in all domains. Differentiated strategies with multidisciplinary professional support are necessary for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic’s psychosocial consequences on para-footballers with brain impairments.
Keywords: Pandemic, disability, coronavirus, quality of life, para-sport, sports health
References
Amerio, A., Brambilla, A., Morganti, A., Aguglia, A., Bianchi, D., Santi, F., et al. (2020). COVID-19 Lockdown: Housing Built Environment’s Effects on Mental Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(16), 5973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165973
Ammar, A., Trabelsi, K., Brach, M., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Masmoudi, L., & Hoekelmann, A. (2020). Effects of home confinement on mental health and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: Insight from the “ECLB-COVID19” multi countries survey. MedRxiv, 2020.05.04.20091017. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.04.20091017
Bauman, W. A. (2009). The potential metabolic consequences of cerebral palsy: inferences from the general population and persons with spinal cord injury. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 51 Suppl 4, 64–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03430.x
Bäuerle, A., Steinbach, J., Schweda, A., Beckord, J., Hetkamp, M., Weismüller, B., et al. (2020). Mental health burden of the COVID-19 outbreak in Germany: predictors of mental health impairment. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 11, 2150132720953682. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132720953682
Castañeda-Babarro, A., Gutierrez-Santamaría, B., & Coca, A. (2022). Cambios en la cantidad e intensidad de la activi-dad física antes y después del confinamiento debido al covid-19 (Changes in the amount and intensity of physical activity pre and post covid-19 confinement). Retos, 46, 545–551. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v46.94091
Ciampolini, V., Columna, L., Lapolli, B., Iha, T., Grosso, E. C., Silva, D. A. S., & Galatti, L. R. (2017). Quality of life of Brazilian wheelchair tennis athletes across competitive and elite levels. Motriz: Revista de Educação Física, 23(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-6574201700020014
Ciampolini, V., Pinto, M. G., De Sousa, G. R., Silva, D. A. S., & Galatti, L. R. (2018). Do athletes with physical disabilities perceive their quality of life similarly when involved in different Paralympic Sports? Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica, 24(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-6574201800040004
Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Hillsdale, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.
Cornejo, M. I., Henríquez, M., Herrera, F., Muñoz, F., Bernardes, N., Auricchio, J. R., & Castelli-Correia de Campos, L. F. (2022). Percepción de la calidad de vida en para-deportistas y no deportistas chilenos con lesión cerebral. Pensar en Movimiento, 20(2), 112-129. https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v20i2.49229
Diaz, R., Miller, E. K., Kraus, E., & Fredericson, M. (2019). Impact of adaptive sports participation on quality of life. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, 27(2), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000242
Dubey, S., Biswas, P., Ghosh, R., Chatterjee, S., Dubey, M. J., Chatterjee, S., et al. (2020). Psychosocial impact of COVID-19. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 14(5), 779–788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.05.035
Espinoza, I., Osorio, P., Torrejón, M. J., Lucas-Carrasco, R., & Bunout, D. (2011). Validación del cuestionario de calidad de vida (WHOQOL-BREF) en adultos mayores Chilenos. Revista Medica de Chile, 139(5), 579–586. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872011000500003
Feter, N., Calonego, C., Cavanhi, A. C., & del Vecchio, F. B. (2018). Wheelchair basketball: Fitness and quality of life. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 11(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.5507/EUJ.2018.001
Groff, D. G., Lundberg, N. R., & Zabriskie, R. B. (2009). Influence of adapted sport on quality of life: Perceptions of athletes with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(4), 318–326. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280801976233
Henríquez, M., Herrera, F., Muñoz, F., Luarte Rocha, C., Fernández, M., Bueno, D., Zapata Huenullan, C., Borin, J. P., & Castelli Correia de Campos, L. F. (2021). Caracterización y asociación del rendimiento físico en futbolistas Chilenos con parálisis cerebral (Characterization and association of the physical performance of Chilean football players with cerebral palsy). Retos, 40, 126–134. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v1i40.81292
Hossain, M., Sultana, A., & Purohit, N. (2020). Mental Health Outcomes of Quarantine and Isolation for Infection Prevention: A Systematic Umbrella Review of the Global Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3561265
Hurtado Mondoñedo, Luis Leoncio. (2018). Relación entre los índices de dificultad y discriminación. Revista Digital de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria, 12(1), 273-300. https://dx.doi.org/10.19083/ridu.12.614
Ingrassia, M., Mazza, F., Totaro, P., & Benedetto, L. (2020). Perceived well-being and quality of life in people with typical and atypical development: The role of sports practice. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5010012
Jespersen, L. N., Michelsen, S. I., Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, T., Svensson, M. K., Holstein, B. E., & Due, P. (2019). Living with a disability: a qualitative study of associations between social relations, social participation and quality of life. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(11), 1275–1286. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1424949
Lai, C. C., Shih, T. P., Ko, W. C., Tang, H. J., & Hsueh, P. R. (2020). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): The epidemic and the challenges. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 55(3), 105924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105924
Leung, X.Y., Kavanagh, A.M., Quang, Q.T. et al. (2023). A systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents and young people with disabilities aged 15–29 years. BMC Public Health, 23, 1390. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16260-z
McKay AKA, Stellingwerff T, Smith ES, et al. (2022). Defining Training and Performance Caliber: A Participant Classification Framework. Int J Sports Physiol Perform.;17(2):317-331. doi:10.1123/ijspp.2021-0451
Miranda de Oliveira, J. G. ., Candido de Oliveira, G. B., Ribeiro de Lima, H. ., Gomes de Souza Vale, R., Pinheiro Lima, V. ., & Ribeiro Nogueira da Gama, D. (2022). Efectos de la pandemia de Covid-19 en los aspectos psíquicos y conductuales de los deportistas: una revisión sistemática (Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the psychic and behavioral aspects of athletes: a systematic review). Retos, 46, 1028–1037. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v46.94222
Narici, M., De Vito, G., Franchi, M., Paoli, A., Moro, T., Marcolin, G., et al. (2021). Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID-19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological implications and recommendations for physical and nutritional countermeasures. European Journal of Sport Science, 0(0), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1761076
Nogueira, C. D., Sá, K. S. G. de, Faria, F. R. de, Borges, M., Costa e Silva, A. D. A., & Gorla, J. I. (2022). Validación de las pruebas de coordinación split jump y side-stepping jump para atletas de fútbol con parálisis cerebral: Un pa-so hacia la clasificación basada en evidencia. Retos, 46, 425–430. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v46.93234
Ozamiz-Etxebarria, N., Dosil-Santamaria, M., Picaza-Gorrochategui, M., & Idoiaga-Mondragon, N. (2020). Niveles de estrés, ansiedad y depresión en la primera fase del brote del COVID-19 en una muestra recogida en el norte de España. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 36(4), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00054020
Peña Gónzalez, I., Sarabia, J. M., Mancha-Triguero, D., Moya-Ramón, M., & Gamonales, J. M. (2021). Relación entre el rendimiento físico y la carga de trabajo en partido y efecto de dos partidos consecutivos en futbolistas con parálisis cerebral (Relationship between physical performance and match load and effects of two consecutive mat-ches in cerebral. Retos, 41, 728–734. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v41i0.86424
Rhea, M. R. (2004). Determining the magnitude of treatment effects in strength training research through the use of the effect size. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 18(4), 918. https://doi.org/10.1519/14403.1
Sahlin, K. B., & Lexell, J. (2015). Impact of organized sports on activity, participation, and quality of life in people with neurologic disabilities. PM and R, 7(10), 1081–1088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.03.019
Slimani, T., Slimani, M., Paravlic, A., Mbarek, F., Bragazzi, N. L., & Tod, D. (2020). The relationship between physical activity and quality of life during the confinement induced by COVID-19 outbreak: a pilot study in Tunisia. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01882
Sohrabi, C., Alsafi, Z., O’Neill, N., Khan, M., Kerwan, A., Al-Jabir, A., et al. (2020). World Health Organization declares global emergency: A review of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). International Journal of Surgery, 76, 71–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.02.034
Tichy, N. G., Hergenrather, K. C., Dos Santos, B., McGuire-Kuletz, M., & Beland, L. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities: A systematic review of literature. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.52017/001c.56915
Umucu, E., & Lee, B. (2020). Examining the impact of COVID-19 on stress and coping strategies in individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions. Rehabilitation Psychology, 65(3), 193–198. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000328
Urzúa M., A., & Caqueo-Urízar, A. (2013). Estructura factorial y valores de referencia del whoqol-bref en población adulta chilena. Revista Medica de Chile, 141(12), 1547–1554. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872013001200008
Vidart d’Egurbide Bagazgoïtia, N., Ehlinger, V., Duffaut, C., Fauconnier, J., Schmidt-Schuchert, S., Thyen, U., Himmelmann, K., Marcelli, M., & Arnaud, C. (2021). Quality of life in young adults with cerebral palsy: A longitudinal analysis of the SPARCLE Study. Frontiers in Neurology, 12, 733978. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.733978.
Wang, C., Pan, R., Wan, X., Tan, Y., Xu, L., Ho, C. S., & Ho, R. C. (2020). Immediate psychological responses and associated factors during the initial stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the general population in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(5), 1729. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051729
World Health Organization. (1998). Whoqol user manual: Programme on mental health. World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/SpringerReference_28001
Zhang, Y., & Ma, Z. F. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local residents in Liaoning Province, China: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072381
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Retos
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and ensure the magazine the right to be the first publication of the work as licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of authorship of the work and the initial publication in this magazine.
- Authors can establish separate additional agreements for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in the journal (eg, to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Is allowed and authors are encouraged to disseminate their work electronically (eg, in institutional repositories or on their own website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as to a subpoena more Early and more of published work (See The Effect of Open Access) (in English).
This journal provides immediate open access to its content (BOAI, http://legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/boaifaq.htm#openaccess) on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The authors may download the papers from the journal website, or will be provided with the PDF version of the article via e-mail.
