Participation in sports activities in leisure time and quality of life of active and inactive disabled war veterans and disabled people

ABSTRACT: Evaluating life quality of the disabled through their participation in physical activities can be a useful index in correct understanding of such peopleʹs needs, decisions and plans. So the main goal of this research survey relationship between participant in leisure time physical activity and quality of life in active and inactive disabled war veteran and disabled. The statistical population of this study consists of all active and inactive physical disabled persons in Tehran city. The number of 240 people was selected voluntarily and they divided by two groups: active disabled (120person) and inactive disabled (120persopn) that in each group male and female were equal and they selected with random method. In this research, the present research methodology is a descriptive and survey. A relationship between variables is of the type of correlation and comparative. The instrument used in this research consists of (SHARKLY) physical activity and (WHOQOL) life quality questionnaires. Test-retest method was used to evaluate reliability of questionnaires and alpha cronbach coefficients for SHARKLY questionnaires (0.86) and for WHOQOL (0.95) were reported. The data analysis has been done by using independent group "t" test and "U" Mann – Whitney test and chi square test. The results showed that there isnʹt relationship between participate in physical activity and physical health، psychological situation، domain social، environment domain and quality of life in active disabled persons. The result showed that there is significant difference between active and inactive disabled persons in physical health, psychological situation, domain social relationship and environment domain. The difference between active and inactive disabled persons in quality of life was significant. Totally the results showed quality of life and its quadrant dimensions are better for active disable. The result of findings did not support some hypothesis, but this can affect on the attitude of the disabled persons. However it is recommended to encourage the disabled to exercise sport and benefit from the positive relevant influences through any possible ways.