Ethan Blumhorst’s scientific contributions

... People with physical impairments who participate in scuba diving need to negotiate activity limitations and participation restrictions, which may provide them an opportunity for personal growth. Amidst the few studies that have been conducted on scuba diving among people with physical impairments, there is some evidence that scuba diving might be an activity that produces an optimal and impactful experience with positive outcomes and personal change [16][17][18][19][20]. The authors of this manuscript conducted a concurrent study with the same participants to test and describe the relationships between scuba diving social identity, self-efficacy, social health, psychological health, physical health, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and disability level among recreational scuba divers with physical impairments; results suggested that scuba diving might play a role in the self-efficacy, health, HRQOL, and disability level of scuba divers with physical impairments [21]. ...

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Can scuba diving transform the lives of people with physical impairments? A mixed methods study