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Author Greer, Nancy L., author.

Title Adaptive sports for disabled veterans / prepared for Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service ; prepared by Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Minneapolis VA Health Care System ; authors: principal investigator: Nancy Greer ; co-investigators: David Balser, Lauren McKenzie, Hannele Nicholson, Alexander Senk, Brionn Tonkin, Timothy J. Wilt ; research associates: Roderick MacDonald, Christina Rosebush.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, February 2019.

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 179 pages) : illustrations.
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Evidence synthesis program
Evidence-based synthesis program (Series)
Note "February 2019."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-64).
Summary The term "adaptive sports" is used to describe a sport that has either been adapted specifically for persons with a disability or created specifically for persons with a disability. For persons with physical disabilities, organized sports can be traced back to the early 1900s. However, opportunities expanded greatly in the post-World War II era, when adaptive sports began to be used for rehabilitation of Veterans. Many of the early programs were in downhill skiing but the range of available sports and opportunities for participation at all levels, from recreational to competitive, has broadened greatly. Within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the vision of the National Veteran Sports Programs and Special Events (NVSP&SE) office is "to be leaders in the provision of adaptive sports and therapeutic arts programs that complement VA's rehabilitation system of care for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities." The national rehabilitation events are intended to "provide opportunities for Veterans to improve their independence, well-being, and quality of life through adaptive sports and therapeutic arts programs." The purpose of this report is to systematically review the available evidence on the benefits and harms of adaptive sports participation and the barriers to and facilitators of participation.
Funding Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH, Director
VA ESP 09-009
Note Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed June 16, 2020).
Subject Disabled veterans -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
Sports for people with disabilities -- United States.
Sports medicine -- United States.
Risk assessment.
Sports injuries.
Sports accidents.
Sports for Persons with Disabilities
Disabled Persons -- psychology
Risk Assessment
Sports Medicine -- methods
Rehabilitation -- methods
Athletic Injuries
Risk Factors
United States
Invalides de guerre -- Réadaptation -- États-Unis.
Sports pour personnes handicapées -- États-Unis.
Médecine du sport -- États-Unis.
Évaluation du risque.
Sports -- Accidents et blessures.
risk assessment.
Sports injuries
Sports accidents
Risk assessment
Disabled veterans -- Rehabilitation
Sports for people with disabilities
Sports medicine
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Genre/Form Systematic Review
Tables
tables (documents)
Tables (Data)
Tables (Data)
Revues systématiques.
Tables (Données)
Added Author United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body.
Minneapolis VA Health Care System (U.S.). VA Evidence Synthesis Program.
Standard No. NLM 101766121
AU@ 000075697691
Gpo Item No. 0985-A-12 (online)
Sudoc No. VA 1.107/3:SP 6

 
    
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