Obesity and Secondary Conditions in Adolescents with Disabilities: Addressing the Needs of an Underserved Population

Rimmer, James H.; Rowland, Jennifer; Yamaki, Kiyoshi

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.05.005

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“…A literatura aponta que o excesso de peso é um problema significativo de saúde entre crianças e adolescentes com deficiência (4,11,12) . Em populações selecionadas, alguns pesquisadores relataram uma maior prevalência de sobrepeso entre crianças e adolescentes com mielomeningocele, paralisia cerebral, síndrome de Prader-Willi, síndrome de Down, distrofia muscular, lesão cerebral, deficiência visual, transtorno do déficit de atenção e hiperatividade (TDAH) e transtornos do espectro do autismo (1,4,(13)(14)(15)(16) .…”

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“…Estudos preliminares apontam prevalência de obesidade variando de 7% a 21,9% (17)(18)(19) , especialmente devido a altas taxas de comportamento sedentário (20) como também a falta de conhecimento sobre comportamentos de vida saudável, limitadas escolhas nutricionais e baixos níveis de atividade física (4) .…”

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“…Entre as pessoas com deficiência, a prevalência de obesidade e sobrepeso é relatada em uma taxa mais elevada do que para a população em geral, sendo maior prevalência de sobrepeso em jovens com síndrome de Down, mielomeningocele, deficiência visual, dificuldades de aprendizagem, déficit de atenção/hiperatividade (TDAH) e transtorno do espectro autista (3,4) . Já os problemas de saúde relacionados à desnutrição são relatados geralmente em crianças com paralisia cerebral severa, devido às condições como disfunção motora oral, contraturas articulares temporomandibular, vômitos, refluxo gastroesofágico e refeições longas e cansativas (5,6) .…”

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“…Apesar da sabida importância das atividades físicas na composição corporal, as pessoas com deficiência experimentam várias barreiras para realizar atividades físicas regulares (7) , podendo ter a educação física escolar como única oportunidade de pratica de atividade física e esportiva no seu dia a dia. Porém, embora muitas crianças e jovens com deficiência estejam matriculadas no ensino regular, estas podem não participar de maneira igualitária nas atividades, permanecendo mais tempo em atividades sedentárias quando comparados com seus pares sem deficiência (4) .…”

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Avaliação da composição corporal de crianças e jovens com deficiência

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“…Similarly, a low family income hinders access to recreational activities and as a result, the adoption of a healthy lifestyle (Bedell et al, 2013). Youth with disabilities incur greater risks of developing health problems such as obesity and chronic diseases including hypertension and diabetes (Anderson & Heyne, 2010;Riley, Rimmer, Schiller & Wang, 2008;Rimmer, Rowland, Yamaki, 2007). In fact, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is two to three times higher among those with disabilities than other young people (Badia, Orgaz, Verdugo & Ullan, 2013).…”

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Determinants of Participation in Sport and Physical Activity for Students with Disabilities According to Teachers and School-based Practitioners Specialized in Recreational and Competitive Physical Activity

Belley-Ranger¹,

Carbonneau²,

Roult³

et al. 2016

Sport Science Review

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Because youth with disabilities participate less in physical activity than young people without disabilities and that schools play an important role in adopting a healthy lifestyle, it is important to deepen our understanding of the elements that foster participation of young people with disabilities in physical activity. The objective of this research is twofold: 1) establish the determinants of participation of youth with disabilities in physical education according to practitioners and 2) document the effects of an initiation and competition program for youth with disabilities on their physical activity. The collection of data using semi-structured interviews was conducted in two phases. The first, among teachers and school-based practitioners (n = 18), aimed to understand their experiences relating to the adoption of healthy lifestyles among their students with disabilities. As for the second, practitioners (n = 12) were interviewed during organized adapted sporting events. Analysis of the interviews shows two categories of determinants, namely determinants relating to school (winning conditions of the environment, the importance of extracurricular activities, and obstacles) as well as determinants relating to the professional competence of teachers (the role of teachers, collaboration between professionals, the benefits of sport and physical activity and obstacles encountered).Keywords: adapted physical education, youth with disability, schools, physical educators Sport Science Review, vol. XXV, no. 3-4, 2016, 135 -158 DOI: 10.1515/ssr-2016 IntroductionPhysical inactivity affects the whole population, including young people. Indeed, in Canada, only 7% of young people between the ages of 10 and 16 meet the minimum daily requirements of 60 minutes of physical activity (Active Healthy Kids Canada, 2012). This trend is even more prevalent among young people with disabilities (Badia, Orgaz, Verdugo & Ullan, 2013;Buttimer and Tierney, 2005; Shikado-Thomas, Majnemer, Law & Lach, 2008). Young people with disabilities are less active than young people without disabilities (Pittet, Berchtold, Akré, Michaud & Suris, 2009;Solish, Perry & Minnes, 2010).According to Anderson and Heyne (2010), adopting a healthy lifestyle is a greater challenge for young people with disabilities. A more sedentary lifestyle among these young people partially explains this problem (Abeysekara, Turchi & O'Neil, 2014). Similarly, a low family income hinders access to recreational activities and as a result, the adoption of a healthy lifestyle (Bedell et al., 2013). Youth with disabilities incur greater risks of developing health problems such as obesity and chronic diseases including hypertension and diabetes (Anderson & Heyne, 2010;Riley, Rimmer, Schiller & Wang, 2008;Rimmer, Rowland, Yamaki, 2007). In fact, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is two to three times higher among those with disabilities than other young people (Badia, Orgaz, Verdugo & Ullan, 2013). Leisure participation has many benefits for people with disabilities...

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