Quality of life of schoolchildren with slight mental retardation engaged in adaptive sport

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E.N. Kalenik, associate professor, Ph.D.

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Quality of life of schoolchildren with slight mental retardation engaged in adaptive sport
 
E.N. Kalenik, associate professor, Ph.D., Ulyanovsk state university, Ulyanovsk
 
Key words: quality of life, health, exercise performance, functional status, adaptive sport, schoolchildren with slight mental retardation.
 
The purpose of the present research was to analyze the correlation of life quality parameters, on the one hand, and indices of exercise performance, functional status - on the other, within regular classes of adaptive sport of mentally retarded schoolchildren.
 
The set tasks were solved using such research methods as European inquirer of quality of life - Euro Quality of Life, questionnaire. The calculated index with functional changes by A.P. Berseneva, classical test PWC170 with double-stage step-ergometric test.
 
The research results were processed using mathematical method of descriptive statistics, the hypotheses were checked by Student's t-criterion, Fisher's variance analysis by criterion, Spearman's rank correlation.
 
Good general exercise performance in schoolaged athletes corresponds to higher estimation of satisfaction with life.
 
Thus quality of life and adaptive physical culture and sport in mentally-retarded schoolchildren are correlated. On of manifestation of this correlation is dependence of physical and functional variables in the process of classes of adaptive sport: regular physical trainings improve emotional state, increase satisfaction with life, adapt schoolchildren through sport and socialize them in the society.
 
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