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'A Potentially Ticking Time Bomb' -- Barriers for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Tanja Plasil; Ellen Margrete Iveland Ersfjord; Kim Berge; Line M. Oldervoll – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Research suggests that people with intellectual disabilities have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than the general population. The aim of this study was to identify barriers for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: We conducted individual…
Descriptors: Barriers, Prevention, Clinical Diagnosis, Medical Services
Physical Activity Patterns in Adults with Down Syndrome
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Oreskovic, Nicolas M.; Cottrell, Clorinda; Torres, Amy; Patsiogiannis, Vasiliki; Santoro, Stephanie; Nichols, Dominica; Moore, Cynthia; Skotko, Brian G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are less physically active than the general population, but limited data on objective physical activity patterns in adults with DS are available. Methods: Free-living physical activity was measured by waist-worn accelerometry in adults with DS from 2018 to 2020. Data were analysed using descriptive…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Behavior Patterns, Adults, Down Syndrome
A Pilot Study of Enhanced Operation Fit: The Feasibility of a Camp-Based Health Intervention for Ethnically Diverse Families of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Sanner, Catherine M.; Neece, Cameron L.; Herbozo, Sylvia; Baum, Marti F. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Obesity rates are higher in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (DD) compared to typically developing (TD) children. In TD children, family-based (FB) interventions for obesity are the most effective interventions. Research addressing obesity interventions for children with IDD is limited. Method: We adapted a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Camps, Health Promotion, Obesity
The Effectiveness of a Weight Maintenance Intervention for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Obesity: A Single Stranded Study
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Spanos, Dimitrios; Hankey, Catherine R.; Melville, Craig A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: The evidence base for weight management programmes incorporating a weight loss and a weight maintenance phase for adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited. This study describes the weight maintenance phase of a multicomponent weight management programme for adults with intellectual disability and obesity (TAKE 5).…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Obesity, Body Weight