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Direct linkPeter Mullhall; Laurence Taggart; Gary McDermott; Paul Slater; Ben Fitzpatrick; Marie H. Murphy; Angela Hassiotis; Anne Johnston – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Children with intellectual disability are less physically active and more sedentary than typically developing peers. To date no studies have tested the feasibility of a school-based walking intervention for children with Intellectual Disability. Method: A clustered randomised controlled trial (cRCT), with an embedded process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Late Adolescents, Intellectual Disability
Laura C. Koch; Yona Lunsky; Laura St. John – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Canadian 24-h movement guidelines recommend that adults achieve 150 min per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), 7-9 h of sleep per night and spend no more than 8-h per day sedentary to optimise health and wellbeing. Method: Using a cross-sectional survey of 131 family caregivers of adults with intellectual and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Sleep, Adults
Yuan, Ya-Qing; Wang, Mei-Juan; Zhang, Qiao-Xian; Zhang, Yang; Wang, Xuan-Li; Hou, Xiao; Zhang, Shao-Hua; Liu, Yang – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Limited research has looked at the physical activity (PA) among Chinese children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Methods: The Children's Leisure Activities Study Survey-Chinese version was applied in evaluating PA levels among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Results: The data indicated that only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Children, Adolescents
Sanna Fjellström; Jessica Hölttä; Anna Nordström; Eva Flygare Wallén; Marie Lund Ohlsson; Elisabeth Hansen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Web Based Instruction
Muñoz-López, Saray; Molina-Garcia, Pablo; Gutiérrez-Cruz, Carmen; Ubago-Díaz, Rocio; Romero-Ayuso, Dulce; Ariza-Vega, Patrocinio – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic might negatively impact the quality of life and functional autonomy of Spanish adults with intellectual disability, and meaningful activities could prevent this negative progression. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study in Spanish adults with intellectual disability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life
Vlot-van Anrooij, Kristel; Koks-Leensen, Monique C. J.; van der Cruijsen, Anneke; Jansen, Henk; van der Velden, Koos; Leusink, Geraline; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Naaldenberg, Jenneken – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) depend on their environment to live healthily. Asset-based health promotion enhances a settings' health-promoting capacity starting with identifying protective or promotive factors that sustain health. Method: This inclusive mixed-methods study used group sessions to generate and rank ideas on…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Physical Activity Level
Jamil, Nor Aini; Jia Ling, Chang; Md Ibrahim, Hawa Izzati; Hamzaid, Nur Hana; Kok Yong, Chin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: This study aimed to compare the nutritional and bone health status between young men with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability and those without intellectual disability and to determine predictors for their bone health status. Method: A total of 95 men (47 men with intellectual disability; 48 men without intellectual disability),…
Descriptors: Adults, Males, Nutrition, Health Related Fitness
Sundahl, Lina; Zetterberg, Marie; Wester, Anita; Rehn, Börje; Blomqvist, Sven – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: As physical activity can prevent overweight and promote general health, the aim was to investigate the amount of physical activity among adolescent and young adult women and men with intellectual disability (ID), compared to age-matched control groups without intellectual disability. A further aim was to examine whether physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Adolescents, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
Maine, Andrew; Brown, Michael J.; Dickson, Adele; Truesdale, Maria – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: People with intellectual disabilities remain at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) due to lifestyle-associated risk factors. Educational programmes have been adapted for people with intellectual disabilities targeting ongoing T2D self-management. However, there are no adapted programmes which aim to prevent T2D through…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Life Style
Sundblom, Elinor; Bergström, Helena; Ellinder, Liselotte Schäfer – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: There is a need to better understand implementation processes of health interventions. This study describes the implementation of a multicomponent intervention to improve diet and physical activity among adults with intellectual disabilities, viewed from the perspectives of staff and managers. Materials and Methods: All health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Content Analysis, Health Promotion
Maaskant, Marian A.; van Knijff-Raeven, Ankie G. M.; van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Henny M. J.; Veenstra, Marja Y. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The aim was to study the weight and weight status of the study group in 2002 and 2007, and to study the differences in weight and weight status between 2002 and 2007 and the risk groups for (becoming) overweight/obese. Materials and Methods: The Body Mass Index (BMI) of 336 clients of a Dutch service provider for persons with…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Exercise, Mental Retardation
Carmeli, Eli; Orbach, Iris; Zinger-Vaknin, Tzvia; Morad, Mohammed; Merrick, Joav – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Exercise is important for health and well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical training on general well-being and self-image in older people with intellectual disability. Methods: This study evaluated older adults with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel. The concept of well-being…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Older Adults, Mild Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
