Investigation of the Relationship between Healthy Lifestyle Behavior, Quality of Life and Leisure Constraint Levels of Amputee Individuals Who Take Sports Education

Authors : Ali Ozan SARIGÖZ, Fatih YAŞARTÜRK

Pages : 286-301

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Publication Date : 2020-12-13

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study analyzes the relationship between a healthy lifestyle behavior, quality of life, and leisure constraint levels of amputee individuals receiving sports education. The research participants include 106 volunteer amputee football athletes from the amputee football super league teams of the Turkish Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled. The study utilizes the `Personal Information Form` prepared by the researchers, “Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HLBS);” developed by Walker, Sechrist, and Pender insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1987); and adapted to Turkish by Esin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1999); as the data collection tool. “World Health Organization Quality of Life Short Form insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WHOQOL-BREF-TR);” was employed, which was developed by the World Health Organization and adapted into Turkish by Fidaner et al. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1999);. Besides, “The Leisure Constraints Questionnaire-18 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LCQ);” developed by Alexandris and Carroll insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1997); and adapted to Turkish by Gürbüz and Karaküçük insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2007); was utilized. In analyzing the data, frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation tests were employed to analyze the data. Per the study findings, a significant difference was found between the sub-dimensions of HLBS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0,05); in the results of the ANOVA test by the age variable, but no significant difference was found between the sub-dimensions of WHOQOL and LCQ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0,05);. No significant difference was found between the sub-dimensions of HLBS, WHOQOL, and LCQ in the t-Test results insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0,05); by the amputation time variable. Besides, per the correlation analysis results, a statistically moderate and positive correlation was found between HLBS and WHOQOL and LCQ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0,05);. Similarly, a moderate and positive correlation was found between WHOQOL and LCQ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0,05);. In conclusion, as the quality of life increases mentally and socially due to the leisure time activities in which amputee individuals receiving sports education participate, we can observe that their healthy lifestyle behaviors are directly affected and positively affect their leisure constraint mentally and physically.
Keywords : Amputee individuals who take sports education, healthy lifestyle behaviors, quality of life, leisure constraints