Sports Practice Among Adolescents With Chronic Health Conditions

Abstract

Objectives:To compare the level of sports practice between adolescents with chronic health conditions (CHCs) and control peers and to examine the reasons given by adolescents with CHCs for not practicing any sports in comparison with the control group.Design: School survey.Setting: Postmandatory schools.Participants: A total of 6790 students (3275 females) aged 16 to 20 years, grouped as adolescents with CHCs (355 females, 354 males) and control peers (2920 females, 3161 males).Main Exposure: Chronic health condition was defined using a noncategorical approach including adolescents with a chronic disease and/or a physical handicap.Main Outcome Measures: Sports practice, barriers to sports practice among individuals not practicing any sports, and biological, psychological, socioeducative, and physical activity characteristics.Results: Males with CHCs were less likely than control males to practice sports, whereas no significant difference was observed for females. Chronically ill youth were significantly more likely to report having a CHC as a barrier for not practicing sports. However, the most frequently reported barrier was preference for other activities for males with CHCs and lack of time for control males and for females with and without CHCs.

Physical Activity Trends of Finnish Adolescents With Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities From 2002–2014

“…2 There is a lack of research on adolescents with LTID from a public health perspective, 13 and it is assumed that fewer adolescents with LTID are sports club members than their peers, particularly boys. 19 To our knowledge, this is the first study to report trends in MVPA in adolescents with LTID. Thus, the aims of this study are to investigate the trends of daily MVPA and 5 days a week of MVPA among Finnish adolescents with LTID in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, in relation to gender, age, and sports club membership.…”

Participation of young people with disability in social and leisure activities

“…This survey also finalizes that many barriers (personal barriers and environmental barriers) faced by the YPWD to involve themselves inthe social/community/outdoor activity (Specht et al 2002). The disability itself is a main barrier to be taken to concern (Pittet et al 2009). Some of the services associated with the activities are very much available and most of the services are expensive, inaccessible or involves high risk of personal safety (Specht et al 2002).…”

Daily physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities: psychosocial associations with participation in sports club

“…Sports clubs for adolescents tend to have a competitive nature and this might be less of an incentive for adolescents with LTID. A lack of opportunities for the right activity for adolescents with LTID [57] has been reported to be a barrier for sports participation. This can be a reason for fewer girls to take part in sports club as girls may choose to take part in other leisure time activities such as selfimprovement, skill-based, social, or recreation [58].…”