Physical fitness profile in adults with intellectual disabilities: Differences between levels of sport practice

Cuesta‐Vargas, Antonio; Lourido, Berta Paz; Rodriguez, Alina

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.10.023

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“…Few studies have investigated skill proficiency in athletes with ID, with investigations predominantly focused on physical fitness with mixed results (Cuesta-Vargas, Paz-Lourido, & Rodriguez, 2011;Frey & Chow, 2006;Frey, Stanish, & Temple, 2008;Graham, 1996;Lahtinen et al, 2007;van de Vliet et al, 2006). Persons with ID, in general, score lower on most (if not all) parameters of physical fitness than their peers without ID.…”

Section: Comparison Between Players With and Without Intellectual Dismentioning

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Technical proficiency among table tennis players with and without intellectual disabilities

Biesen

Mactavish

Pattyn

et al. 2012

Human Movement Science

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Section: Comparison Between Players With and Without Intellectual Dismentioning

confidence: 99%

Technical proficiency among table tennis players with and without intellectual disabilities

Biesen

Mactavish

Pattyn

et al. 2012

Human Movement Science

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“…No clear differences in physical fitness, including indicators of strength, were observed between groups (Cuesta‐Vargas et al . ). Another study has instead evidenced that knee extension and flexion torque were weaker in adults with ID exercising recreationally compared with trained athletes from a national Special Olympics Team of basketball (Tsimaras et al .…”

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Neuromuscular characteristics in trained vs. sedentary male adults with intellectual disability

Zghal

Borji

Colson

et al. 2019

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background This study aimed to explore muscle strength production and its underlying neuromuscular characteristics in sedentary and trained individuals with intellectual disability (ID) compared with healthy sedentary individuals. Methods Three adult groups (age: 25.07 ± 0.70) consisting of sedentary individuals with ID (IDSG), trained individuals with ID (IDTG) and a control group (CONT) participated in the present study. Peak torque (PT) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction, voluntary activation level (VAL), surface electromyography (sEMG) recordings, electrophysiological (Mmax) and potentiated twitch torque (PTT responses) of the knee extensor muscles and thigh muscle volume were assessed. Results Compared with CONT and IDTG, respectively, IDSG presented significantly lower PT (−48% and −42%), VAL (−24% and −9%), sEMG (−49% and −29%), Mmax (−41% and −39%) and PTT (−32% and −28%) values. These deficits were reduced between IDTG compared with CONT (i.e. PT: −10%; VAL: −16%; and sEMG: −28%) or did not differ anymore (PTT and Mmax). Normalising PT to thigh muscle volume and/or computing theoretical PT value overwhelm strength production differences between IDTG and CONT. Training background influences the outcomes with IDTG exhibiting greater PT, VAL, sEMG, Mmax and PTT than IDSG. Conclusions Strength production deficit in IDSG was related to both muscular and neural characteristics compared with healthy controls whereas this deficit mainly arises from neural characteristics for IDTG.

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“…(http://www.specialolympics.org). In our study we will measure 13 items which cover strength, aerobic condition, balance and flexibility in the sample –for more details see Cuesta-Vargas et al 2011 [21]. There is also another scale to establish physical condition: this is the FunFitness battery test with nine physical test, developed in another study by Cuesta-Vargas et al 2013 [22], but we will use the 13 items FunFitness scale because it is fuller.…”

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Improving Adherence Physical Activity with a Smartphone Application Based on Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (APPCOID)

Pérez‐Cruzado

Cuesta‐Vargas

2013

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundPeople with intellectual disabilities (ID) have lower levels of physical activity and quality of life and they have a lot of barriers to face when taking part in physical activity. Other problems are the poor adherence to physical activity such people have so this study is designed to improve adherence to physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities with the assistance of an application for smartphones. The aim of the study will be to improve physical activity and physical condition after multimodal intervention and to analyse the promotion of adherence to physical activity through a multimodal intervention and an app intervention (mHealth) in people with ID.MethodsA two-stage study will be conducted. In stage 1 a multimodal intervention will take place will be done with physical activity and educational advice over eight weeks, two days a week. Data will be measured after and before the intervention. In stage 2 a randomized controlled trial will be conducted. In the intervention group we will install an application to a smartphone; this application will be a reminder to do a physical activity and they have to select whether they have or haven’t done a physical activity every day. This application will be installed for 18 weeks. Data will be measured after and before the application is installed in two groups. We will measure results 10 weeks later when the two groups don’t have the reminder. The principal outcome used to measure the adherence to physical activity will be the International Physical Activity Questionnaire; secondary outcomes will be a fun-fitness test and self-report survey about quality of life, self-efficacy and social support. Samples will be randomized by sealed envelope in two groups, with approximately 20 subjects in each group. It’s important to know that the therapist will be blinded and won’t know the subjects of each group.DiscussionOffering people with ID a multimodal intervention and tool to increase the adherence to a physical activity may increase the levels of physical activity and quality of life. Such a scheme, if beneficial, could be implemented successfully within public health sense.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01915381.

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Physical fitness profile in adults with intellectual disabilities: Differences between levels of sport practice

Cited by 45 publications

References 35 publications

Technical proficiency among table tennis players with and without intellectual disabilities

Technical proficiency among table tennis players with and without intellectual disabilities

Neuromuscular characteristics in trained vs. sedentary male adults with intellectual disability

Improving Adherence Physical Activity with a Smartphone Application Based on Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (APPCOID)

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