{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(4)"],"submitter":["Qvarfordt A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>Para athletes may face unique challenges in the anti-doping system, including issues of privacy, implementation, comprehension and accessibility. While previous studies have examined non-disabled athletes' views, little is known about how international elite Para athletes perceive anti-doping procedures. The aim of this study was to increase the understanding of elite Para athletes' experiences and perceptions of anti-doping procedures.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a cross-sectional observational study design, data were collected via an online questionnaire distributed during major international Para competitions. A total of 109 elite Para athletes from 25 countries, representing three impairment groups-physical, visual and intellectual impairments-participated in the study. Dat"],"journal":["BMJ open sport & exercise medicine"],"pagination":["e002788"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12706202"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["International elite Para athletes' perspectives on anti-doping: what works, what doesn't and what's next?"],"pmcid":["PMC12706202"],"pubmed_authors":["Qvarfordt A","Svedsater G","Blomqvist S","Bjerkefors A","Fagher K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"International elite Para athletes' perspectives on anti-doping: what works, what doesn't and what's next?","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>Para athletes may face unique challenges in the anti-doping system, including issues of privacy, implementation, comprehension and accessibility. While previous studies have examined non-disabled athletes' views, little is known about how international elite Para athletes perceive anti-doping procedures. The aim of this study was to increase the understanding of elite Para athletes' experiences and perceptions of anti-doping procedures.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a cross-sectional observational study design, data were collected via an online questionnaire distributed during major international Para competitions. A total of 109 elite Para athletes from 25 countries, representing three impairment groups-physical, visual and intellectual impairments-participated in the study. Dat","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-07-16T09:42:51.661Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:47:04.242Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12706202","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41409510"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002788"]}}