Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety Symptoms and Mood State of Wheelchair Athletes and Non-athletes: A Preliminary Study

The present study aims to compare quality of life, depression, anxiety symptoms, and profile of mood state of wheelchair athletes and non-athletes. Thirty-nine basketball and rugby wheelchair athletes (n = 23, nine women, age 36.0 ± 10.0 years; body mass 66.2 ± 13.8 kg; height 170.0 ± 8.5 cm) and no...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Andressa Amato Gomes, Hudson de Paula-Oliveira, Claudio de Lira, Weverton Rufo-Tavares, Marilia Santos Andrade, Karine Jacon Sarro, Martoni Moreira Sampaio, Ricardo Borges Viana, Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01848/full