EFFECTS OF TEAM-SPORT PRACTICE ON THE WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Collective sports and quality of life in people with visual impairment

Abstract

The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the scientific published evidence of the last ten years in relation to the effects of team-sports   practice on the well-being and quality of life of people with visual impairments. Keyword searches from electronic databases along with inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to identify studies from 2011 to 2021. A total of seven articles were selected, all research (six cross-sectional and one longitudinal) that had studied the variables of well-being and quality of life in people with visual impairment aged between 20 and 45 years, who practice an adapted sport of collective modality. Findings support there is a relationship between the perception of quality of life and well-being with the practice of adapted sports of collective nature, in the population of people with disabilities who practice torball, Italian baseball, goalball and blind football. In addition, it is highlighted that sports practice is a tool for equity, since studies show that subjects with visual impairment can reach the same levels of perception of quality of life and well-being as subjects without visual impairment.