Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points:
Background: People with disability participate in sport and exercise at lower rates than the general population. Health and fitness professionals’ lack of knowledge regarding the support needs of people with disability has been identified as a major barrier to participation. To address this barrier,...
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| author | Jessica Hill Kelly Clanchy Stewart Trost Jennifer Fleming Emma Beckman Sean Tweedy Iain Dutia Sjaan Gomersall |
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| description | Background: People with disability participate in sport and exercise at lower rates than the general population. Health and fitness professionals’ lack of knowledge regarding the support needs of people with disability has been identified as a major barrier to participation. To address this barrier, we developed a support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise. The present study explored the usability and acceptability of the tool from the perspectives of the end-users. Method: An online survey was used to gather data on the usability and acceptability of the tool from the perspectives of people with disability, health professionals, community-based fitness professionals, and relevant researchers. Results: A total of 52 people completed the survey. Participants reported that the SNAT-SE was a useful and acceptable tool to assess the support needs of people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise. Participants also provided recommendations on refinements to further enhance the use of the tool. Refinements included increased clarity of the language used throughout the tool, a reduction in the overall length and flexibility in administration to reduce the time burden, and modifications to ensure all disability populations could equally benefit from the tool. Conclusion: Overall, the tool showed good usability and acceptability. Further research is required to evaluate the tool's effectiveness in improving the confidence and quality of service delivery of health and fitness professionals supporting people with disability to participate in sport and exercise. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb3fc6f5202c40fba4dbda21ad4285432025-08-20T03:50:32ZengElsevierJSAMS Plus2772-69672025-12-01610011110.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100111Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points:Jessica Hill0Kelly Clanchy1Stewart Trost2Jennifer Fleming3Emma Beckman4Sean Tweedy5Iain Dutia6Sjaan Gomersall7School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Corresponding author. Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4067, Australia.School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast Australia; The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, AustraliaSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; The Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; The Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Australian Catholic University, School of Allied Health, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaBackground: People with disability participate in sport and exercise at lower rates than the general population. Health and fitness professionals’ lack of knowledge regarding the support needs of people with disability has been identified as a major barrier to participation. To address this barrier, we developed a support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise. The present study explored the usability and acceptability of the tool from the perspectives of the end-users. Method: An online survey was used to gather data on the usability and acceptability of the tool from the perspectives of people with disability, health professionals, community-based fitness professionals, and relevant researchers. Results: A total of 52 people completed the survey. Participants reported that the SNAT-SE was a useful and acceptable tool to assess the support needs of people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise. Participants also provided recommendations on refinements to further enhance the use of the tool. Refinements included increased clarity of the language used throughout the tool, a reduction in the overall length and flexibility in administration to reduce the time burden, and modifications to ensure all disability populations could equally benefit from the tool. Conclusion: Overall, the tool showed good usability and acceptability. Further research is required to evaluate the tool's effectiveness in improving the confidence and quality of service delivery of health and fitness professionals supporting people with disability to participate in sport and exercise.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772696725000250Physical activityHealth promotionAllied healthCoachingMeasurement |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Hill Kelly Clanchy Stewart Trost Jennifer Fleming Emma Beckman Sean Tweedy Iain Dutia Sjaan Gomersall Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: JSAMS Plus Physical activity Health promotion Allied health Coaching Measurement |
| title | Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: |
| title_full | Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: |
| title_fullStr | Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: |
| title_full_unstemmed | Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: |
| title_short | Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: |
| title_sort | support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise snat se usability and acceptability testingkey points |
| topic | Physical activity Health promotion Allied health Coaching Measurement |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772696725000250 |
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