Effects of a Physical Activity Program on Physical Fitness of Intellectually Disabled Persons
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
;
: 88-97, 2017.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-45188
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of a physical activity program on the physical fitness in persons with intellectual disabilities.METHODS:
The study design was an equivalent control group pre-post test. The treatment group received ths physical activity program five times per week for 20 weeks. Data were collected from the treatment group at two time points Week 1 and Week 20 following the initiation of the treatment protocol. Data were collected from the control group at the ends of week 1 and Week 20. Data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS v.21.0 software program.RESULTS:
The experimental group showed a significant reduction of physical fitness basic of physical fitness (t=-2.07, p=.041), flexibility (t=2.25, p=.027), muscular strength (t=2.70, p=.009), agility (t=-3.35, p=.001), except for sense of balance (t=-0.91, p=.368), while control group showed no change in these variables.CONCLUSION:
The findings of this study suggest that the physical activity program has proved to be a stable and physically active intervention program for physical activity in intellectually disabled persons.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Clinical Protocols
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Physical Fitness
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Statistics as Topic
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Disabled Persons
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Pliability
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Intellectual Disability
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Motor Activity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation studies
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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