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Download full textMine Gul; Canan G. Eskiyecek – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2024
The aim of this study is to determine the 7-day exercise and physical activity levels of physically disabled athletes located in all geographical regions of Turkey and to examine the factors affecting this. The Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with a Physical Disability was applied as an online survey. The study group consisted of 224…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Physical Disabilities, Physical Activity Level
Direct linkMacEachern, Sarah; Forkert, Nils Daniel; Lemay, Jean-Francois; Dewey, Deborah – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Children and adolescents with disabilities benefit from physical activity. However, this population has lower fitness levels and higher rates of obesity than their peers, suggesting that they are not meeting physical activity guidelines and are experiencing barriers to participation. The purpose of this study was to quantify physical activity…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Physical Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Reid, Greg; Jobling, Ian F. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
The London 2012 Summer Paralympics Mascot, "Mandeville", is named after the village of Stoke Mandeville, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. This was where the inaugural Stoke Mandeville Games were held in 1948. On 28 July 1948, men and women who had been injured throughout the Second World War assembled in Stoke Mandeville for archery…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Ceremonies, Physical Activity Level, War
Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Reis, Debora; van Wijck, Ruud; Evenhuis, Heleen M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study measures physical activity levels in a representative population-based sample of older adults (aged [greater than or equal to]50 years) with intellectual disabilities. For this, the steps/day of all 1050 participants of the Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities study (HA-ID; a study conducted among three Dutch healthcare…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Physical Activity Level, Older Adults
Sit, Cindy H. P.; Lau, Caren H. L.; Vertinsky, Patricia – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
This study investigated the association between physical activity and self-perceptions such as body image, physical self-concept, and self-esteem among persons with an acquired physical disability in a non-Western population. Other personal variables such as gender and time of onset of disability were also examined. A convenience sample of 66 Hong…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Disabilities, Self Concept, Physical Activity Level
Maher, Carol A.; Williams, Marie T.; Olds, Tim; Lane, Alison E. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
Participation in regular physical activity (PA) provides health, psychological, and physiological benefits for people with and without a physical disability. This study investigated the physical and sedentary activity patterns of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). A cross-sectional, descriptive, postal survey was used, consisting of the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Disabilities, Computers, Television Viewing
