Health in Adapted Youth Sports Study (HAYS): health effects of sports participation in children and adolescents with a chronic disease or physical disability

Lankhorst, Kristel; Ende-Kastelijn, Karin van der; Groot, Janke de; Zwinkels, Maremka; Verschuren, Olaf; Backx, Frank; Visser‐Meily, Anne; Takken, Tim

doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1589-z

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“…Otherwise, a larger data sample would be necessary to obtain a normal distribution, given the large range of possible scores. Of note, the number of participants in our study was similar to past studies (Dykens & Cohen, 1996;Lankhorst et al, 2015;Verschuren et al 2007;Weiss et al, 2003;Wely et al, 2010;Zwinkels et al, 2015). The histograms clearly showed that the data collected from the control sample exhibited a larger variance than those of the Paralympic sample.…”

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Self-Perceived Psychophysical Well-Being of Young Competitive Swimmers With Physical or Intellectual Impairment

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Regular practice of sport activities yields psychophysical benefits for both the general population and persons affected by physical or intellectual impairments. Practicing competitive sport may add further value to these benefits. The objective of this observational cross-sectional study was to investigate the role of competitive sport practice in enhancing self-perceived psychophysical well-being of some select participants, using the Psychological General Well-Being Index and the Short Form-12 indices. We recruited at national events 100 young Italian competitive swimmers affected by physical or intellectual impairment. These respondents' results were compared with those of a control group of 100 Italian participants who did not practice competitive sport but who were also affected by physical or intellectual impairment, randomly selected from rehabilitation clinics and communities of young people with disabilities. Scores of psychological and emotional well-being were higher by 40% or more for the practitioners of competitive sport ( p < .0001; Cohen's effect size d ≥ 1.3). While our study's results suggest possible positive psychophysical benefits to competitive sport practice for young people affected by physical or intellectual impairment, longitudinal research is needed to be certain that our results are not due to self-selection into sports participation of those persons with disabilities who have a uniquely higher sense of well-being.

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Self-Perceived Psychophysical Well-Being of Young Competitive Swimmers With Physical or Intellectual Impairment

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“…Overall, the high prevalence of poor performance in all variables is in line with the results of some studies that have indicated that children and adolescents have distanced from sports practice and physical activities in general 20,21 . The results indicated that the performance related to sports practice of young people is unsatisfactory; however, it is also important to emphasize that good levels of these variables, especially speed and LLS are related to increased bone mineral content, prevention of fractures and strengthening of joints, which is indicative of lower risk of injury [22][23][24][25] . Few studies have been carried out on the PRPF of children and adolescents in Brazil and the results found, in general, are similar to those of the present study.…”

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Projeto Esporte Brasil: perfil da aptidão física relacionada ao desempenho esportivo de crianças e adolescentes

Mello

Nagorny

Haiachi

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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-The aim of this study was to outline the physical fitness profile related to sport performance of Brazilian children and adolescents, stratified by sex. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study and information was obtained from the Projeto Esporte Brasil (PROESP-Br). The sample consisted of 8,750 voluntary subjects aged 7-17 years evaluated in the period between 2013 and 2015. The following variables were evaluated: lower limb strength (LLS) through the horizontal jump test and upper limb strength (ULS) through mediceball pitch, speed through the 20-meter sprint test and agility through the square test. Variables were classified with PROESP-Br criteria. For data processing, means, standard deviations, absolute and relative frequencies and confidence intervals were used. The results for boys have shown that the "poor" category had the highest prevalence: LLS (40.2%), ULS (29.7%), speed (41.4%) and agility (37.5%). The "excellent" category, as expected, had the lowest prevalence: LLS (3.7%), ULS (4.9%), speed (2.0%) and speed (3.5%). The results for girls were similar to those of boys, where the "poor" category had the highest prevalence: LLS (43.7%), ULS (36.8%), speed (43.8%) and agility (41.0 %). The "excellent" category also had the lowest prevalence: LLS (4.2%), ULS (4.3%), speed (1.6%) and speed (3.1%). The results indicated that the majority of Brazilian children and adolescents have physical fitness related to sport performance. Among variables analyzed, LLS for girls and speed for boys were the components with the most unfavorable results.Key words: Athletic performance; Muscle strength; Physical fitness. FMI (40,2%), FMS (29,7%), velocidade (41,4%) e agilidade (37,5%). A categoria "excelente", como era esperado, teve as menores prevalências FMI (3,7%), FMS (4,9%), velocidade (2,0%) e agilidade (3,5%). Os resultados das meninas foram semelhantes aos dos meninos, onde a categoria "fraco" teve a maior prevalência: FMI (43,7%), FMS (36,8%), velocidade (43,8%) Resumo -O objetivo deste estudo é delinear o perfil da aptidão física relacionada ao desempenho esportivo de crianças e adolescentes brasileiros, estratificado por sexo. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo com corte transversal. As informações são provenientes do Projeto Esporte Brasil (PROESP-Br). A amostra é voluntária, constituída por 8.750 sujeitos avaliados no período entre 2013 e 2015 com idades entre 7 e 17 anos. Foram avaliadas: força de membros inferiores (FMI) através do teste de salto horizontal e superiores (FMS) através do arremesso de mediceball, velocidade através do teste corrida de 20 metros e agilidade através do teste quadrado. As variáveis foram classificadas com os critérios do PROESP-Br. Para o tratamento dos dados foram utilizadas médias, desvios padrão, frequências absolutas e relativas e intervalos de confiança. Os resultados dos meninos mostram que a categoria "fraco" teve a maior prevalência:

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“…24 The test modality was based on the evaluation of children’s ambulatory ability, mode of daily locomotion, type of sports and safety issues. All children with a congenital cardiopulmonary disease underwent an incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test with continuous electrocardiography monitoring on a cycle ergometer.…”

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“…24 The study participants reported how often they participated in organised sports on a questionnaire. In the present study, we defined regular sports participation as any involvement in organised sports at least two times per week.…”

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The associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity and sports participation with arterial stiffness in youth with chronic diseases or physical disabilities

Haapala

Lankhorst

Groot

et al. 2017

Eur J Prev Cardiolog

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BackgroundThe evidence on the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, body adiposity and sports participation with arterial stiffness in children and adolescents with chronic diseases or physical disabilities is limited.MethodsAltogether 140 children and adolescents with chronic diseases or physical disabilities participated in this cross-sectional study. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using maximal exercise test with respiratory gas analyses either using shuttle run, shuttle ride, or cycle ergometer test. Cardiorespiratory fitness was defined as peak oxygen uptake by body weight or fat-free mass. Body adiposity was assessed using waist circumference, body mass index standard deviation score and body fat percentage. Sports participation was assessed by a questionnaire. Aortic pulse wave velocity and augmentation index were assessed by a non-invasive oscillometric tonometry device.ResultsPeak oxygen uptake/body weight (standardised regression coefficient β −0.222, 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.386 to −0.059, P = 0.002) and peak oxygen uptake/fat-free mass (β −0.173, 95% CI −0.329 to −0.017, P = 0.030) were inversely and waist circumference directly (β 0.245, 95% CI 0.093 to 0.414, P = 0.002) associated with aortic pulse wave velocity. However, the associations of the measures of cardiorespiratory fitness with aortic pulse wave velocity were attenuated after further adjustment for waist circumference. A higher waist circumference (β −0.215, 95% CI −0.381 to −0.049, P = 0.012) and a higher body mass index standard deviation score (β 0.218, 95% CI −0.382 to −0.054, P = 0.010) were related to lower augmentation index.ConclusionsPoor cardiorespiratory fitness and higher waist circumference were associated with increased arterial stiffness in children and adolescents with chronic diseases and physical disabilities. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and arterial stiffness was partly explained by waist circumference.

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Health in Adapted Youth Sports Study (HAYS): health effects of sports participation in children and adolescents with a chronic disease or physical disability

Cited by 21 publications

References 55 publications

Self-Perceived Psychophysical Well-Being of Young Competitive Swimmers With Physical or Intellectual Impairment

Self-Perceived Psychophysical Well-Being of Young Competitive Swimmers With Physical or Intellectual Impairment

Projeto Esporte Brasil: perfil da aptidão física relacionada ao desempenho esportivo de crianças e adolescentes

The associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity and sports participation with arterial stiffness in youth with chronic diseases or physical disabilities

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