Disability Management among Women with Physical Impairments: The Contribution of Physical Activity

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon R. Guthrie ◽  
Shirley Castelnuovo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
The Body ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Physical Impairments ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Physical Mobility ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the ways women with physical disabilities shape their identities and manage (i.e., cope or come to terms with) their disabilities while living in an able-bodyist culture. Particular emphasis was placed on how these women, all of whom were participating in sport or exercise, used physical activity in the management process. In-depth interviews were conducted with 34 women who had physical mobility disabilities. Findings indicated three different approaches to managing disability via physical activity: (a) management by minimizing the significance of the body, (b) management by normalization of the body, and (c) management by optimizing mind-body functioning. They also indicated that having a disability does not preclude positive physical and global self-perceptions. The implications of these findings for sport and society are discussed.

scholarly journals Perceptions of eating practices and physical activity among Malaysian adolescents in secondary schools: a qualitative study with multi-stakeholders

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shooka Mohammadi ◽  
Tin Tin Su ◽  
Angeliki Papadaki ◽  
Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin ◽  
Maznah Dahlui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
School Based ◽  
Adolescent Participation ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Malaysian Adolescents

Abstract Objective: To conduct formative research using qualitative methods among stakeholders of secondary schools to explore their perceptions, barriers and facilitators related to healthy eating and physical activity (PA) among Malaysian adolescents. Design: A qualitative study involving eight focus groups and twelve in-depth interviews. Focus groups and interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used to analyse the data. Setting: Four secondary schools in Perak and Selangor states (two urban and two rural schools) in Malaysia. Participants: Focus groups were conducted with seventy-six adolescents aged 13–14 years, and in-depth interviews were conducted with four headmasters, four PA education teachers and four food canteen operators. Results: Stakeholders thought that adolescents’ misperceptions, limited availability of healthy options, unhealthy food preferences and affordability were important challenges preventing healthy eating at school. Low-quality physical education (PE) classes, limited adolescent participation and teachers’ commitment during lessons were perceived as barriers to adolescents being active at school. Affordability was the main challenge for adolescents from rural schools. Stakeholders perceived that a future school-based intervention should improve the availability and subsidies for healthy foods, provide health education/training for both adolescents and PE teachers, enhance active adolescent participation in PE and develop social support mechanisms to facilitate engagement with PA. Conclusions: These findings provide important insights into developing school-based lifestyle interventions to improve healthy eating and strengthening PA of Malaysian adolescents.

scholarly journals Dietary supplements in fitness centers: body management and health risks

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Camargo Silva ◽  
Maria Isabel Brandão de Souza Mendes ◽  
Sílvia Maria Agatti Lüdorf
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Cultural Logic ◽  
Fitness Centers ◽  
Supplement Use

The purpose of this study was to explore the meanings of supplement use among those who engage in physical activity in fitness centers. A qualitative study was carried out based on 67 questionnaires answered on the internet by practitioners of physical training. There was also an observation of the groups in the Facebook, the dynamic and other aspects such as discussions, messages, profiles and images. It was detected that physical activity practitioners care more about the quantity of substances ingested than any other factor that may lead them to suffer certain health risks. They believe that so-called "excesses" may cause diseases to the internal organs. Although the participants believe that their own consumption of supplements does not compromise their health, a biomedical authority is crucial for them to recognize whether or not they are at risk. The consumption of supplements can vary depending on what is understood to be excessive and which risks may compromise the body. There are many motivations for managing these substances. Health risks should not be analyzed solely from a biomedical perspective, but also addressed by the socio-cultural logic of the perceptions and meanings attributed by the subjects to the body and the management thereof.

A Qualitative Assessment of the Significance of Body Perception to Women’s Physical Activity Experiences: Revisiting Discussions of Physicalities

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa McDermott
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Body Perception ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Activity Involvement ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper builds upon an earlier exploratory discussion about the term physicality that called for conceptual clarity regarding our theoretical understanding and use of it within the context of women’s lives. In light of fieldwork conducted, physicality is suggested to be the complex interplay of body perception, agency, and self-perception. This article focuses on examining one feature of this construct by assessing the relevance of body perception to two groups of women’s experiences of their physicalities through two differently gendered activities: aerobics and wilderness canoe-tripping. Pivotal to this has been qualitatively understanding the lived-body as experienced and understood by the women. In-depth interviews and participant observation were used to explore the meaning and significance these women derived from experiencing their bodies/themselves through these activities. Of specific interest was understanding the effects of these experiences in terms of shaping their understandings of their physicalities particularly beyond that of appearance. Central to this has been apprehending the physically and socially empowering effects of these experiences, especially at the level of their identity. Through the data analysis, body perception was found to be relevant to the women’s physical activity involvement in two distinct ways: as a factor initiating activity involvement and as a perception emerging through the experience. In turn, these differing perceptions of the body were found to impact diversely upon their physicalities, either broadening them or contributing to alternative ways of understanding them.

scholarly journals Food Experiences and Eating Patterns of Visually Impaired and Blind People

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Claire Bilyk ◽  
Jessica M. Sontrop ◽  
Gwen E. Chapman ◽  
Susan I. Barr ◽  
Linda Mamer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Limited Physical Activity ◽  
Structural Inequities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose: The number of visually impaired and blind Canadians will rise dramatically as our population ages, and yet little is known about the impact of blindness on the experience of food and eating. In this qualitative study, the food experiences and eating patterns of visually impaired and blind people were examined. Influencing factors were also explored. Methods: In 2000, nine blind or severely visually impaired subjects were recruited through blindness-related organizations in British Columbia. Participants completed individual semistructured, in-depth interviews. These were transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed to explicate participants’ experiences. Results: Participants experienced blindness-related obstacles when shopping for food, preparing food, and eating in restaurants. Inaccessiblematerials and environments left participants with a diet lacking in variety and limited access to physical activity. Seven participants were overweight or obese, a finding thatmay be related to limited physical activity and higher-than-average restaurant use. Conclusions: This is the first study in which the experience of food and eating is described from the perspective of visually impaired Canadians. Nutrition and blindness professionals must work together to reduce the food-related obstacles faced by visually impaired and blind people. Professionals must address both individual skill development and social and structural inequities.

Perspectives of Children with Physical Disabilities on Inclusion and Empowerment: Supporting and Limiting Factors

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeshayahu Hutzler ◽  
Osnat Fliess ◽  
Anat Chacham ◽  
Yves Van den Auweele
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Inclusive Settings ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Individual Profiles ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Reaction Patterns

The purpose was to explore the personal experiences of children with physical disabilities in physical education (PE) and to identify supporting and limiting mechanisms to their inclusion and empowerment. A computerized analysis of individual profiles was performed based on in-depth interviews with 8 females and 2 males, ages 9 to 15, who were included in regular PE classes. Two individual profiles served as examples for situations faced during inclusive settings and typical reaction patterns. A comparative qualitative analysis of interview themes generated five main categories of themes: assistive devices, physical activity, peers, important adults, and self. Experiences during physical activity were identified as supporting or limiting empowerment within each category, based on selected criteria. An almost equal distribution of supporting and limiting factors was observed.

The Potential of Dance Art in Recovery From a Stroke: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Hanna Pohjola ◽  
Paavo Vartiainen ◽  
Pasi A Karjalainen ◽  
Vilma Hänninen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Physical Impairment ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Personal Meanings ◽  
Stimulated Recall ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract This article presents a case study on the subjective experience of recovering from a stroke. The aim was to seek personal meanings attached to the process of a solo choreography and its relationship with the subjective reconstruction of the body. The qualitative research used a stimulated recall method alongside a series of in-depth interviews. According to the findings, the ‘re-inhabiting’ of the body was enabled through body awareness and improvisation with regard to the choreographic process. The physical impairment caused by a stroke shifted towards the experience of being able-bodied while dancing, thus allowing the entire body and its current possibilities to be explored. Themes such as active agency and self-efficacy also emerged. The case study suggests that dancing not only acts as an enjoyable social and physical activity but also contributes to feelings of wholeness. Connectedness with wholeness enabled reconstructed self-trust and agency.

scholarly journals Key stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences with defining, identifying and displaying gaps in health research: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e039932
Author(s):  
Linda Nyanchoka ◽  
Catrin Tudur-Smith ◽  
Raphaël Porcher ◽  
Darko Hren
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Topic Area ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Depth Interviews

IntroductionMapping the current body of evidence including what is missing helps provide a better understanding of what research is available, ongoing and needed and should be prioritised. Identifying research gaps can inform the design and conduct of health research by providing additional context information about the body of evidence in a given topic area. Despite the commonly used term ‘research gap’ in scientific literature, little is written on how to find a ‘research gap’ in the first place. Moreover, there is no clear methodological guidance to identify and display gaps.ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore how key stakeholders define research gaps and characterise methods/practices used to identify and display gaps in health research to further advance efforts in this area.DesignThis was an exploratory qualitative study using semistructured in-depth interviews. The study sample included the following stakeholder groups: researchers, funders, healthcare providers, patients/public and policy-makers. Interview transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis.ResultsAmong the 20 interviews conducted (20 participants), a variety of research gap definitions were expressed (ie, five main themes, including gaps in information, knowledge/evidence gaps, uncertainties, quality and patient perspective). We identified three main themes for methods used to identify gaps (primary, secondary and both primary and secondary) and finally six main themes for the methods to display gaps (forest plots, diagrams/illustrations, evidence maps, mega maps, 3IE gap maps and info graphics).ConclusionThis study provides insights into issues related to defining research gaps and methods used to identify and display gaps in health research from the perspectives of key stakeholders involved in the process. Findings will be used to inform methodological guidance on identifying research gaps.

Physical Activity and Quality of Life Experienced by Highly Active Individuals with Physical Disabilities

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Giacobbi ◽  
Michael Stancil ◽  
Brent Hardin ◽  
Lance Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Activity Involvement ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Activity Scale ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Physical Activity Scale

The present study examined links between physical activity and quality of life experienced by individuals with physical disabilities recruited from a wheelchair user’s basketball tournament. The participants included 12 male and 14 female adults between the ages of 18–54 (M = 31.12, SD = 10.75) who all reported one or more condition(s) that impacted their daily living. They were administered the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (Washburn, Weimo, McAuley, Frogley, & Figoni, 2002) and in-depth interviews focused on their physical activity experiences and evaluations about their quality of life. Grounded theory analyses (Charmaz, 2000, 2002) revealed that individuals who use wheelchairs perceived a number of psychological, social, and health benefits associated with physical activity involvement. The participants’ evaluations and descriptions of their physical activity experiences appeared to support self-efficacy beliefs, feelings of empowerment, and motivation for continued involvement. Firstperson descriptions are presented to demonstrate how and why physical activity behaviors were perceived to enhance the quality of the participants’ lives.

scholarly journals Dietary supplements and body management of practicers of physical activity in gyms

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 4351-4359
Author(s):  
Alan Camargo Silva ◽  
Sílvia Maria Agatti Lüdorf
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Multiple Uses ◽  
Empirical Material

Abstract The use of dietary supplements integrates one of the strategies physical activity practicers employ to manage their bodies in contemporary times. This research sought to identify and analyze the multiple uses of dietary supplements done by these practicers and what such uses represent for them with regard to managing their own bodies. A qualitative study was conducted based on the application of online questionnaires to 67 physical activity practicers who frequent gyms. There was also an observation of the groups dynamics in the internet. The resulting empirical material was analyzed using content analysis. Results indicated that part of these practicers believe that dietary supplements aid in gaining muscular mass and improve performance. Furthermore, some of them question the effects of such products on the body although they claim that dietary supplements facilitate diets or should be used only when prescribed by health professionals. In conclusion, there are different ways of using these products, which are often evaluated by consumers.

Russian and British Children’s Physical Self-Perceptions and Physical Activity Participation

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hagger ◽  
Basil Ashford ◽  
Natalia Stambulova
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Behavior ◽  
The Body ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Body Attractiveness ◽  
British Children

This study examined cross-cultural differences between Russian and British children’s physical self-perceptions and physical activity levels. The relationship between physical self-perceptions and physical activity behavior was also investigated. Two hundred and fifty-two Russian children (118 boys, 134 girls) and 240 British children (113 boys, 127 girls) aged 13 to 14 years completed Whitehead and Corbin’s (32) Physical Self-Perception Profile for Children (PSPP-C) and the leisure time exercise questionnaire (11). Results showed that boys from both nationalities were significantly more active than their female counterparts, and Russian boys participated in more moderate intensity activity than British girls. Multisample confirmatory factor analyses revealed that Russian and British children appraised the PSPP-C subdomains in similar ways, but the fit of the data to the hypothesized model was unsatisfactory. Russian children exhibited gender differences on all of the PSPP-C subdomains, but there was only one gender difference for the body-attractiveness subdomain in British children.

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