Perceived barriers of physical activity participation in institutionalized individuals with Intellectual Disability – a systematic review

Jacinto, Miguel; Vitorino, Anabela; Palmeira, Diogo; Antunes, Raúl; Matos, Rui; Ferreira, José Pedro; Bento, Teresa

doi:10.37766/inplasy2021.10.0092

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“…Despite the well-established health benefits of PA, reports indicate that elevating this population's PA levels may be challenging and require time to become effective [41]. Numerous personal, family, social, financial, and environmental obstacles impede the engagement of individuals with IDD in PA [42].…”

Section: Physical Activity Of People With Iddmentioning

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Health Promotion Through Advanced Physical Activity Programs for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Lotan,

Romano

2024

New Horizons of Exercise Medicine

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Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) present multiple co-morbidities within the medical, physiological, and mental areas, thereby putting them at an increased risk for a variety of illnesses. Moreover, many of them are living a life of inactivity, thereby worsening their health condition. Many researchers have identified a clear relationship between physical fitness and wellness. This chapter will describe the poor physical condition of individuals with IDD and will suggest some intervention possibilities, focusing on motivational factors and integration into the person’s daily living routines. While some physical activity possibilities are free and can be found online, other more advanced tools for promoting an active lifestyle can be implemented with this group of people. The present chapter will suggest research-based effective strategies to enhance the physical activity of people with IDD through remote activity intervention programs, virtual reality training, and personally adapted simple training applications.

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Section: Physical Activity Of People With Iddmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Promotion Through Advanced Physical Activity Programs for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Lotan,

Romano

2024

New Horizons of Exercise Medicine

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The Analysis of the Correlations between BMI and Body Composition among Children with and without Intellectual Disability

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Background: Compared to the great volume of studies focusing on children and adolescents without intellectual disability, research regarding body mass index among young populations (13–17 years old) with intellectual disability is scarce, mostly when we refer to the comparisons between various degrees of intellectual disability and gender. Methods: The purpose of this study was to assess a series of morphofunctional parameters among children with and without intellectual disability to characterise the morphofunctional normality and its perturbations. Within the study, we included 101 subjects from several educational institutions, distributed on five groups, by their gender and degree of intellectual disability. Results: The average values of body mass index exceed the values recommended by the WHO among all the five groups (boys and girls with and without intellectual disabilities) prone to obesity. Upon analysing the values of BMI by gender and type of intellectual disability, we note that the prevalence of obesity among boys is 28.07% (BMI > 24), while 19.29% are overweight (BMI ranging between 21.5 and 24). Conclusions: The prevalence of excess weight and obesity among persons with intellectual disabilities was similar among the male and female subjects. It shows an increasing trend by age.

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Gold Medals, Silver Medals, Bronze Medals, and Total Medals: An Analysis of Summer Paralympic Games from 1992 to 2016

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The Paralympic Games (PG) are considered one of the biggest events in the world, with increasing coverage by media and participation. The present study aimed to investigate the variation in the number of gold, silver, bronze, and totals medals in the Summer PG from 1992 to 2016. Data related to the results were extracted from the International Paralympic Committee to an SPSS database. Descriptive statistics and Friedman’s two-way analysis of variance by ranks were used to check the differences across medals in seven editions of the Summer PG, with the correspondent effect sizes. There was a peak in the maximum number of any type of medal between the 1996 and 2000 Summer PG and a decrease until 2008. After that, the number of any kind of medals has been increasing again. There were also significant differences with intermediate to large effect sizes when comparing more distant PG with more recent events. Several external factors can influence performance indicators (e.g., the number of medals) in a negative or positive way. An increase in the number of participants and a greater and better investment by the countries may explain part of our results. The preparation of an athlete must be based on a multidisciplinary team, and future organizing countries must take into account reports of previous events.

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Perceived barriers of physical activity participation in institutionalized individuals with Intellectual Disability – a systematic review

Cited by 14 publications

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Health Promotion Through Advanced Physical Activity Programs for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Health Promotion Through Advanced Physical Activity Programs for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The Analysis of the Correlations between BMI and Body Composition among Children with and without Intellectual Disability

Gold Medals, Silver Medals, Bronze Medals, and Total Medals: An Analysis of Summer Paralympic Games from 1992 to 2016

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