Analyzing the Importance and Performance of Safety Education for Sports Participants with Disabilities in Korea

Seungok  An; Donghee  Lee; Kwang Bong  Suh; Byeol   Shin

doi:10.18502/ijph.v54i7.19148

Seungok An Department of Special Physical Education, Yongin University, Yongin, Korea
Donghee Lee Department of Sports, Kyungmin University, Uijeongbu, Korea
Kwang Bong Suh Department of Sports, Kyungmin University, Uijeongbu, Korea
Byeol Shin Department of Special Physical Education, Yongin University, Yongin, Korea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v54i7.19148

Keywords: Disability; Importance–performance analysis; Safety awareness; Safety education; Sports instructor

Abstract

Background: We conducted an importance–performance analysis (IPA) to examine how sports instructors with disabilities perceive the effectiveness and relevance to improve safety education for sports participants with disabilities.

Methods: This study was conducted from April to July 2024 in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. We surveyed 395 sport instructors with disabilities and analyzed the perceived importance and performance of safety education across seven domains: life safety, traffic safety, violence and personal safety, drug and cyber addiction, disaster safety, occupational safety, and first aid. The survey included 52 sub-items, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired samples t-tests, and IPA.

Results: A significant difference in importance and performance was observed across all 7 safety education areas and 52 sub-items, with their importance exceeding their performance (P<0.05). The IPA matrix showed that the traffic and disaster safety domains required urgent improvement, while the life and occupational safety domains required long-term improvement.

Conclusion: Considering that accidents are difficult to predict and can occur in various forms, is it necessary to cultivate long-term improvement among sports participants with disabilities by incorporating safety education into their daily lives.