PMID- 34682606
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211101
LR  - 20211101
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 20
DP  - 2021 Oct 15
TI  - Is Self-Efficacy Related to the Quality of Life in Elite Athletes after Spinal 
      Cord Injury?
LID - 10.3390/ijerph182010866 [doi]
LID - 10866
AB  - BACKGROUND: A spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic event that affects every 
      aspect of life: physical, mental, economic, and social. The main aim of this 
      study was to investigate self-efficacy, quality of life, and their correlations 
      among outstanding athletes who have suffered spinal cord injuries, and to 
      determine whether these individuals have specific psychological characteristics 
      that contribute to a better quality of life. METHODS: The study involved nine 
      athletes with at least national-level achievements in sports prior to an SCI. 
      Participation in the study consisted of an interview via an online communicator, 
      followed by an online questionnaire consisting of a personal questionnaire and 
      two scales: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQoL-BREF), 
      and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). RESULTS: Spearman's correlation 
      showed a correlation between general self-efficacy, perception of quality of 
      life, and satisfaction with own physical health, as well as psychological 
      resources and environmental support. CONCLUSIONS: Involvement in an environment 
      that was important to the injured person before the accident, in either a passive 
      (in the absence of functional capacity) or active form, promotes a greater sense 
      of self-efficacy and good QoL, regardless of the time that has passed since the 
      accident, and despite high levels of pain or secondary health issues. To fill the 
      gap in professional long-term healthcare services for athletes after SCIs, 
      intervention programs should be considered that support self-efficacy, which is 
      an important factor that can be subject to improvement.
FAU - Goraczko, Agata
AU  - Goraczko A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0490-6574
AD  - Department of Biostructure, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 
      51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.
AD  - Clinic of Neurorehabilitation, 54-519 Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Zurek, Alina
AU  - Zurek A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0047-3516
AD  - Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-527 Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Lachowicz, Maciej
AU  - Lachowicz M
AD  - Department of Biostructure, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 
      51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Kujawa, Katarzyna
AU  - Kujawa K
AD  - Department of Biostructure, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 
      51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.
AD  - Clinic of Neurorehabilitation, 54-519 Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Zurek, Grzegorz
AU  - Zurek G
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1795-4367
AD  - Department of Biostructure, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 
      51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20211015
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Athletes
MH  - Humans
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Self Efficacy
MH  - *Spinal Cord Injuries
MH  - *Sports
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC8535663
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - elite athletes
OT  - quality of life
OT  - self-efficacy
OT  - spinal cord injury
OT  - sport
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/10/24 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/03 06:00
PMCR- 2021/10/15
CRDT- 2021/10/23 01:12
PHST- 2021/09/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/10/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/10/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/10/23 01:12 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/10/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/03 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/10/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph182010866 [pii]
AID - ijerph-18-10866 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph182010866 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 15;18(20):10866. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph182010866.