The study focuses on wheelchair tennis players with spinal cord injuries (paraplegia, quadriplegia) and amputations Visualize, Social inclusion, Episodic future thinking, wheelchair tennis player, Strengthening exercise, sports mental resilience
Conditions
Interventions
The experimental group underwent an episodic future thinking (EFT) intervention combined with strengthening exercises for five sessions per week over eight weeks. In the first week, athletes were intr
Experimental Other,Active Comparator Other
Episodic Future Thinking and Strengthening Exercise,Counselling Group and Strengthening Exercise
Sponsors
Bhuvaneshwar S
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 26 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 26 years. 2. Medically diagnosed physical disability qualifying for wheelchair tennis (e.g., spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis). 3. Previous experience in wheelchair tennis at a recreational, competitive, or professional level. Adequate cognitive ability to engage in episodic future thinking exercises (assessed through screening). 4. Ability to provide informed consent for participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of significant cognitive impairments. 2. Diagnosis of severe psychiatric conditions. 3. Medical conditions that may interfere with study participation. 4. Lack of involvement in wheelchair tennis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social Isolation Scale baseline to 8 weeks Social Isolation Scale (Total Score, Likert Scale 1 to 5, Higher to Greater Isolation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SPORTS MENTAL TOUGHNESS QUESTIONNAIRE baseline to 8 weeks Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire with 14 items, Likert Scale 1 to 4, Total Score 14 to 56, Higher is equal to Greater Mental Toughness | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPriyadarshini Babu Rajendra Prasad
saveetha college of physiotherapy, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed