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Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Program for an Adult with Mild Intellectual Disability
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Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Singh, Ashvind N. A.; Singh, Judy; Singh, Angela D. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Smoking is a major risk factor for a number of health conditions and many smokers find it difficult to quit smoking without specific interventions. We developed and used a mindfulness-based smoking cessation program with a 31-year-old man with mild intellectual disabilities who had been a smoker for 17 years. The mindfulness-based smoking…
Descriptors: Smoking, Mild Mental Retardation, Health Promotion, Intervention
Improving Physical Fitness of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability through a Virtual Reality Intervention Program
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Lotan, Meir; Yalon-Chamovitz, Shira; Weiss, Patrice L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are in need of effective physical fitness training programs. The aim was to test the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality (VR)-based exercise program in improving the physical fitness of adults with IDD. A research group (N = 30; mean age = 52.3 plus or minus 5.8 years; moderate IDD…
Descriptors: Exercise, Intervention, Computer Simulation, Mental Retardation