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The quality of life in Thai senior table tennis players [version 3; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Authors :
Oam To-aj
Sornpravate Krajangkantamatr
Pennapa Saenkla
Weerasak Putthasri
Navaporn Chanbanchong
Apithai Bumrungpanictarworn
Author Affiliations :
<relatesTo>1</relatesTo>Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand<br /><relatesTo>2</relatesTo>Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Thailand, Thailand<br /><relatesTo>3</relatesTo>WEE HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, Thailand, Thailand
Source :
F1000Research. 13:1064
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
London, UK: F1000 Research Limited, 2024.

Abstract

Background Table tennis presented a unique and accessible sport for people of all ages, particularly seniors compared to other sports. Methods This study utilized a quantitative with 136 Table tennis players those who registered for attending in the Thailand Master Table tennis Championships 2024 which hosted in January 2024 at Chiangmai. The questionnaire based on the measurement quality of life, WHOQOL Thai version, and analyzed using Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation. Results Pearson correlation coefficients between the scores of the quality of life in four dimensions and the overall score revealed significant correlations (p < 0.01) with all dimensions, including physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental health. Conclusions Playing Table tennis for senior in the tournament level helped to improve the quality of life in all domains.

Details

ISSN :
20461402
Volume :
13
Database :
F1000Research
Journal :
F1000Research
Notes :
Revised Amendments from Version 2 We have revised our manuscript to align with comments given by reviewer 1 and 2. This new version highlighted 2 main topics as follows; 1. Providing the reason why we have categorized the QoL into Low, Middle and High. reason why we have categorized the QoL into Low, Middle and High and 2. Expressing the value of this study and indicating the specific data to demonstrate the specific effect of table tennis exercise on quality-of-life enhancement., , [version 3; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsfor.10.12688.f1000research.153625.3
Document Type :
research-article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.153625.3