Search Results - Women & Health
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"A kind of therapy": Wheelchair sport athletes and health-related quality of life
Kirk, T. N., McKay, C., Holland, K.Published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2025)“…Focus group participants for this study included 108 wheelchair basketball athletes (77 men and 31 women) from seven men`s and three women`s national teams at an international wheelchair basketball tournament held in India. …”
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Validity and reliability of anthropometric equations versus dual X-ray absorptiometry to estimate body composition in athletes with unilateral lower-limb amputation: a pilot study
Rivera-Amézquita, L. V., Saavedra-Bernal, X., Diaz-Moreno, S., Tordecilla-Sanders, A., Escorcia-Gomez, D. C., Ramos-Caballero, D. M., Svoboda, Z.Published in PLOS ONE (2025)“…Background Accurate assessment of body composition is essential for monitoring health and performance in high-performance athletes. …”
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Effectiveness of tailored injury and illness prevention and management to reduce the prevalence and severity of health problems in adapted sports: a randomised controlled trial
Luijten, S. C. M., Jenniskens, S. C. N., Holla, J. F. M., Janssen, T. W. J., Nauta, J., Twisk, J. W. R., Verhagen, E.Published in British Journal of Sports Medicine (2025)“…Results The athletes (53 women, 54 men; age±45 years) reported 449 health problems (162 illnesses, 287 injuries) during the study period. …”
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Factors influencing the participation of elite Croatian deaf athletes in sports
Vuljanic, A., Jenko Miholic, S., Tišma, D.Published in 10th International scientific conference on kinesiology. Book of abstracts (2024)“…The research was conducted on a sample of 31 elite deaf athletes (20 men and 11 women) from seven sports. A questionnaire on the participation of elite deaf athletes in sports was used, encompassing structured sections related to influencing factors. …”
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Sleep quality in team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Anderson, T., Galan-Lopez, N., Taylor, L., Post, E. G., Finnoff, J. T., Adams, W. M.Published in International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (2024)“…Methods: Team USA athletes (men = 805, women = 798) completed the PSQI as part of a health-history questionnaire. …”
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Epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in elite wheelchair basketball players over a whole season - a prospective cohort study
Weith, M., Junge, A., Rolvien, T., Kluge, S., Hollander, K.Published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2023)“…The incidences of all health problems, illnesses, injuries, and overuse injuries were higher in women than in men. …”
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Mental health in German Paralympic athletes during the 1st year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a general population sample
Busch, A., Kubosch, E. J., Bender, A., Leonhart, R., Meidl, V., Bretthauer, B., Petzold, M. B., Wrobel, N., Plag, J., Ströhle, A., Hirschmüller, A.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2022)“…Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has huge influences on daily life and is not only associated with physical but also with major psychological impacts. Mental health problems and disorders are frequently present in elite paralympic athletes. …”
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Characteristic MRI findings of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints in elite wheelchair basketball players
Sakai, M., Mutsuzaki, H., Shimizu, Y., Okamoto, Y., Nakajima, T.Published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2022)“…Background The health of wheelchair users` upper limbs is directly related to their quality of life. …”
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Relationship between weight management and menstrual status in female athletes: a cross-sectional survey
Kamemoto, K., Yamada, M., Matsuda, T., Ogata, H., Tanaka, M., Sakamaki-Sunaga, M.Published in Women & Health (2021)“…Women & Health…”
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Survival and risk analysis of 10 months surveillance in elite para athletes
Busch, A., Kubosch, E. J., Meidl, V., Bretthauer, B., Leonhart, R., Wrobel, N., Dallmann, P., Hirschmüller, A.Published in British Journal of Sports Medicine (2021)“…Women had significantly (p=0.02) shorter median time to first health problem (35 days; 95%CI: 7-105) compared to men (98 days; 95%CI: 49-294) and nearly twice as high risk to sustain a severe health problem (HR: 1.88; 95%CI: 1.1-3.24). …”
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Routledge Handbook of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
D. Chatziefstathiou, B. Garcia, B. SeguinPublished 2021“…Disability, Classification and the Paralympics: Inclusion and exclusion of elite athletes with disabilities (J. Burns) 4. Women: Rules and classifications in the Olympics and Paralympics (K. …”
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Auswirkung der COVID-19-Pandemie auf deutsche paralympische Athleten (Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on German Paralympic Athletes)
Kubosch, E. J., Meidl, V., Bretthauer, B., Busch, A., Leonhart, R., Dallmann, P., Wrobel, N., Hirschmüller, A.Published in Sport-Orthopädie - Sport-Traumatologie (2021)“…We aimed to identify special aspects of disabled athletes during the pandemic, and their mental health. Material and Methods: All german candidate athletes preparing for the Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games were asked to complete a questionnaire, which consisted of questions about sports participation, physical and mental health, and the occupational and personal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Women`s Paralympic athletics: self-control profiling study
Galysheva, S. M., Tretyakova, E. D., Rogaleva, L. N., Boyarskaya, L. A., Shikhov, A. V.Published in Theory and Practice of Physical Culture (2021)“…Objective of the study was to profile and rank self-control in women`s Paralympian athletics. Methods and structure of the study. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic - International events: protocols for organisation and participation
UCIPublished 2021“…Road cycling Emergency rules to be followed for the resumption of the road cycling season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic - UCI WorldTour - UCI Women`s WorldTour - UCI ProSeries events - Continental Road Championships (ME and WE) - UCI Road World Championships (ME and WE) Emergency rules to be followed for the resumption of the road cycling season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic - UCI Class 1 - UCI Class 2 events Checklist for mitigation measures for road cycling race PCR test results Information notice - Data protection - Health protocol Frequently asked questions --------------------------------------------------- Mountain Bike Protocol for the resumption of the mountain biking season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic Risk assessment related to COVID-19 --------------------------------------------------- Track cycling Protocol for the resumption of the track cycling season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic Risk assessment related to COVID-19 --------------------------------------------------- Cyclo-cross Protocol for the organisation of cyclo-cross events in the context of the coronavirus pandemic Risk assessment related to COVID-19 --------------------------------------------------- BMX Racing & BMX Freestyle Protocol for the organisation of BMX Racing and Freestyle events in the context of the coronavirus pandemic Risk assessment for BMX Race and BMX Freestyle in the context of COVID-19 --------------------------------------------------- Para-cycling road Protocol for the organisation of para-cycling road events in the context of the coronavirus pandemic PCR test results…”
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Female athlete triad coalition cumulative risk assessment tool: proposed alternative scoring strategies
Koltun, K. J., Williams, N. I., De Souza, M. J.Published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (2020)“…This cross-sectional investigation of exercising women (n = 166) utilized an existing database derived from multiple studies designed to assess health, exercise, and menstrual function. …”
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Low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction, and low bone mineral density in individuals with a disability: Implications for the para athlete population
Blauwet, C. A., Brook, E. M., Tenforde, A. S., Broad, E., Hu, C. H., Abdu-Glass, E., Matzkin, E. G.Published in Sports Medicine (2017)“…Low energy availability, functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, and low bone mineral density are three interrelated conditions described in athletic women. Although described as the female athlete triad (Triad), males experience similar health concerns. …”
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The female athlete
M. MountjoyPublished 2015“…The Female Athlete is recommended for all health care providers for women and girl athletes internationally for all sports and all levels of competition. …”
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Conditions for preparations for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in the opinion of the Polish national team
Sobiecka, J., Plinta, R., Drobniewicz, K., Klodecka-Rozalska, J., Cichon, K.Published in Biomedical Human Kinetics (2012)“…Material and methods: The study included 31 women and 58 men representing 11 Paralympic disciplines, accounting for 97.8% of the Polish team taking part in the games. …”