A cross-sectional examination of the 24-hour movement behaviours in Canadian youth with physical and sensory disabilities

Implications of Disability Severity on 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence Among Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the United States

“…Research to date regarding movement behaviors in children with NDD has largely focused solely on the prevalence of meeting guidelines developed for children who are TD. 9,10 The present study examined 24-hour movement guideline adherence among children with NDD compared to children who were TDincluding a focus on the impact of disability severityand explored associations between 24-hour movement guideline adherence and health outcomes in children with NDD and children who were TD. For the first time, we have shown inverse associations between disability severity and 24-hour movement guideline adherence in children with NDD.…”

“…A recent study of fifty-four Canadian children with disabilities found that only 3.7% met all three guidelines concurrently. 9 Furthermore, research using National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data found that only 5.4% of children with chronic health conditions met all three guidelines, 10 which was significantly lower than the 8.2% of TD children. Given the infancy of this research, more data investigating 24-hour movement behaviors is needed to understand how guideline adherence may be different for children living with chronic medical conditions or disabilities.…”

Implications of disability severity on 24-hour movement guideline adherence among children with neurodevelopmental disorders in the United States

“…Research to date regarding movement behaviors in children with NDD has largely focused solely on the prevalence of meeting guidelines developed for children who are TD. 7,8 The present study examined 24-hour movement guideline adherence among children with NDD compared to children who were TDincluding a focus on the impact of disability severityand explored associations between 24-hour movement guideline adherence and health outcomes in children with NDD and children who were TD. For the first time, we have shown inverse associations between disability severity and 24-hour movement guideline adherence in children with NDD.…”

“…The results from this study support previous work showing North American children with chronic health conditions or disabilities meet the 24-hour movement guidelines at lower rates than TD children. 7,8 Together, these findings may reflect the fact that current 24-hour movement guidelines may not translate to populations beyond TD children. There has been progress in this regard of late: WHO recently released Guidelines for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior for children and adolescents with disabilities, 4,10 but these recommendations were largely based on findings from studies examining TD children due to a lack of research that provides data specific to children with disabilities.…”

“…A recent study of 54 Canadian children with disabilities found that only 3.7% met all three guidelines concurrently. 7 Furthermore, research using National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data found that only 5.4% of children with chronic health conditions met all three guidelines, 8 which was significantly lower than the 8.2% of TD children. Given the infancy of this research, more data investigating 24-hour movement behaviors is needed to understand how guideline adherence may be different for children living with chronic medical conditions or disabilities.…”