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Direct linkAgiovlasitis, Stamatis; Motl, Robert W.; Foley, John T.; Fernhall, Bo – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2012
This study examined the relationship between energy expenditure and wrist accelerometer output during walking in persons with and without Down syndrome (DS). Energy expenditure in metabolic equivalent units (METs) and activity-count rate were respectively measured with portable spirometry and a uniaxial wrist accelerometer in 17 persons with DS…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Physical Activities, Down Syndrome, Prediction
Webber, Sandra C.; Porter, Michelle M.; Menec, Verena H. – Gerontologist, 2010
Mobility is fundamental to active aging and is intimately linked to health status and quality of life. Although there is widespread acceptance regarding the importance of mobility in older adults, there have been few attempts to comprehensively portray mobility, and research has to a large extent been discipline specific. In this article, a new…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Older Adults
Rigoldi, Chiara; Galli, Manuela; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
In this work we studied and evaluated the effects of aging in a group of individuals with Down syndrome, using gait analysis as tool of investigation. 32 individuals suffering from Down syndrome (DS) were enrolled in this study as group of pathological participants. The control group (CG) was composed by 36 healthy subjects (10 children, 15…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Early Intervention, Freedom, Down Syndrome
Carlsson, Gunilla; Haak, Maria; Nygren, Carita; Iwarsson, Susanne – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between self-reported and professionally assessed functional limitations in community-dwelling very old individuals. In total, 306 single-living adults aged 81-90 years were included in this cross-sectional study. The main outcome measure was the presence and absence of self-reported and…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Housing, Correlation, Older Adults
Montpetit, Kathleen; Haley, Stephen; Bilodeau, Nathalie; Ni, Pengsheng; Tian, Feng; Gorton, George, III; Mulcahey, M. J. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
This article reports on the content range and measurement precision of an upper extremity (UE) computer adaptive testing (CAT) platform of physical function in children with cerebral palsy. Upper extremity items representing skills of all abilities were administered to 305 parents. These responses were compared with two traditional standardized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Cerebral Palsy, Human Body
McGowen, Sandra G. – Exceptional Parent, 2010
Universal design is the design of environments and products to be used by people of all ages and abilities. The goal is to use design to reduce physical effort, regardless of some of the frailties that may be acquired due to an accident, health, or age. EasyLiving Homes[R] is a non-profit organization that advocates making all homes visitable and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Design Requirements, Physical Mobility
Mergler, S.; Lobker, B.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Penning, C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Low bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures are common in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Reduced mobility in case of motor impairment and the use of anti-epileptic drugs contribute to the development of low BMD. Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurement of the heel bone is a non-invasive and radiation-free method for measuring bone…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Retardation, Measurement, Diagnostic Tests
Grace, Alicia – Research in Drama Education, 2009
To perform from a state of lassitude is to reside on the edge of action. Like the limbo, the dance of lassitude is a negotiation between confinement and mobility. But edges, middle spaces and absences can be undesirable, stigmatised terrain in performance: the prompter hides the absence of speech whilst cloaked by the proscenium wings, the walk-on…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Disabilities, Physical Mobility, Human Body
Van Ravesteyn, Nicolien T.; Scholtes, Vanessa A.; Becher, Jules G.; Roorda, Leo D.; Verschuren, Olaf; Dallmeijer, Annet J. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the validity of a mobility questionnaire (MobQues) that was developed to measure parent-reported mobility limitations in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: The parents of 439 children with CP (256 males and 183 females; age range 2-18y; Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] levels…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Construct Validity, Cerebral Palsy, Test Validity
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study was an effort to extend the evaluation of orientation technology for promoting independent indoor traveling in persons with multiple disabilities. Two participants (adults) were included, who were to travel to activity destinations within occupational settings. The orientation system involved (a) cueing sources only at the destinations…
Descriptors: Cues, Multiple Disabilities, Electronic Equipment, Job Skills
Giacobbi, Peter R., Jr.; Dietrich, Frederick; Larson, Rebecca; White, Lesley J. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2012
The purpose of this study was to evaluate perceptions of quality of life after a 4-month progressive resistance training program for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). A second purpose was to examine participants' views about factors that facilitated or impeded exercise behavior. Qualitative interviews were conducted with eight females…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Females, Physical Activities, Quality of Life
MacLean, William E.; Dornbush, Kylee – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is a devastating condition associated with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Efforts to understand its development are focused on early childhood when the behavior first emerges. Limited prevalence data on SIB during early childhood are currently available. The purpose of this study was to determine…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Harvey, Adrienne R.; Morris, Meg E.; Graham, H. Kerr; Wolfe, Rory; Baker, Richard – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2010
This study examined inter-rater reliability of the Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) for children with cerebral palsy (CP) and the presence of rater bias. A consecutive sample of 118 children with CP, 2-18 years old (mean 10.3 years, SD 3.6), was recruited from a hospital setting. Children were classified using the gross motor function…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Physical Mobility
Smits, Dirk-Wouter; Gorter, Jan Willem; Ketelaar, Marjolijn; van Schie, Petra Em; Dallmeijer, Annet J.; Lindeman, Eline; Jongmans, Marian J. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between gross motor capacity and daily-life mobility in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to explore the moderation of this relationship by the severity of CP. Method: Cross-sectional analysis in a cohort study with a clinic-based sample of children with CP (n=116; 76 males, 40…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Measures (Individuals), Classification, Severity (of Disability)
Moore, Delilah S.; Ellis, Rebecca; Kosma, Maria; Fabre, Jennifer M.; McCarter, Kevin S.; Wood, Robert H. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
We examined the measurement properties of fall-related psychological instruments with a sample of 133 older adults (M age = 74.4 years, SD = 9.4). Measures included the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument, Falls-efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC), modified Survey of Activities and Fear of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Psychological Testing, Test Validity, Test Reliability
