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Gonzalez-Aguero, Alejandro; Matute-Llorente, Angel; Gomez-Cabello, Alba; Casajus, Jose A.; Vicente-Rodriguez, German – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The present study aimed to determine the effect of 20 weeks of whole body vibration (WBV) on the body composition of adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). Thirty adolescent with DS were divided into two groups: control and WBV. Whole body, upper and lower limbs body fat and lean body mass were measured with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Measurement Equipment, Training
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Huang, Jia; Yang, Bin-rang; Zou, Xiao-bing; Jing, Jin; Pen, Gang; McAlonan, Grainne M.; Chan, Raymond C. K. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The current study aimed to investigate temporal processing in Chinese children with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) using time production, time reproduction paradigm and duration discrimination tasks. A battery of tests specifically designed to measure temporal processing was administered to 94 children with ADHD and 100…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Multivariate Analysis, Genealogy, Cognitive Ability
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Mol, E. M.; Monbaliu, E.; Ven, M.; Vergote, M.; Prinzie, P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
In this study, we investigated whether (1) children with cerebral palsy (CP) using night orthoses experience more sleep disturbance than those not using night orthoses, (2) parental personality is related to the experienced parental burden of night orthoses, and (3) parental sense of competence in the parenting role mediates the relation between…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Sleep, Child Rearing, Personality Traits