Designing a model for the development of sports participation of veterans and the disabled in the Islamic Republic of Iran

The present study was designed and conducted to present a model for the development of sports participation of veterans and the disabled in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study was a combined method and was a type of mixed exploratory research project. The statistical population of the qualitative section includes selected professors familiar with sports for the disabled, athletes with disabilities, and managers and experts in sports for the disabled; These individuals were purposefully selected as a standard for qualitative interviews about research (15 interviews with 15 people and continued to the point of theoretical saturation). The statistical population in the quantitative part were all of disabled people in the country. The statistical sample of this study was considered according to the frequency of the statistical population, sample size and the probability of sampling error of 385 people. In this study, according to the objectives and its type, cluster sampling method has been used. In the first stage, after dividing the country into five regions: north, south, east, west and the center of the lot, a city (provincial center) has been selected from each region. In the qualitative section, it was determined that the categories were identified in the form of 15 categories and 79 concept codes, and in the heart of the six dimensions of the paradigm model as causal causes (4 categories), the main category: development of participation in public sports for veterans and the disabled of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 1 category), strategies (3 categories), contextual conditions (3 categories), intervening conditions (3 categories) and consequences (2 categories) were included. In the quantitative part, it was found that all 6 main components of the research have a good fit, so the research model has a sufficient fit. Considering that the disabled and veterans of the country need more attention, it is recommended that the managers and trustees of sports for the disabled and veterans use the results of the present study in order to increase the quality of life of this group.