Survey on Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life in Visually Impaired Individuals
Dancesport vs. Other Sound Input-Based Sports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15484189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giuditta Carretti (University of Florence), Daniela Mirandola (University of Florence), Eleonora Sgambati (0000-0002-1487-6463, University of Molise), Mirko Manetti (0000-0003-3956-8480, University of Florence), Mirca Marini (0000-0002-1934-0414, University of Florence, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 4438-4438 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19084438 |
| PMID | 35457304 |
| OpenAlex | W4224236840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 51 |
Sport practice has the widely demonstrated potential of promoting well-being and physical/mental health, especially in disabled individuals. Nowadays, visually impaired people can participate in several sports commonly adapted and played substituting visual input with auditory or tactile ones. By integrating movement and music, dance can simultaneously promote physical and emotional involvement and enhances vicarious sense recruitment. On these premises, we performed a survey to assess the psychological well-being (PWB) and quality of life (QoL) in visually impaired athletes, comparing dancesport vs other sound input-based sports. Twenty-one visually impaired dancers and twenty-seven visually impaired athletes practicing adapted baseball, showdown, blind futsal, or blind tennis completed a structured self-report survey including the Italian version of PWB-18 scale and the Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire. Dancers reported significantly higher scores in PWB-18 autonomy, environmental mastery, and self-acceptance along with a higher PWB total score than the other athlete group. Similarly, the SF-12 questionnaire results demonstrated significantly higher scores in both physical and mental QoL of visually impaired dancers compared with other athletes. In conclusion, our findings suggest that, given its peculiarities, the practice of dancesport may have a stronger positive impact on PWB and QoL of visually impaired individuals than other sound input-based sports
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |