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Sudha Srinivasan; Natasha Sattar; Aparna Athreya; Susan S. Glenney; Deborah Bubela – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
We explored factors associated with physical activity (PA) engagement in youth with developmental disabilities (DD) as they transition out of school. We conducted focus group discussions with 44 youth, families, special educators, and therapists to obtain information on PA levels, barriers to being active, and recommendations to improve PA among…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Youth, Developmental Disabilities, Adolescents
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Murthy, Sumithra; Hsieh, Kelly – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a greater risk of developing high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. We examined whether physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes were predictive of reported high cholesterol and whether there were any mediating effects of diabetes on the relationship between obesity and…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons