On-field physical activity of Special Olympics athletes and Unified Partners during the 2022 Special Olympics World Unified Cup

IF 2.1 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1111/jir.13102

L. R. Ketcheson, E. A. Pitchford, J. Hauck, F. Loetzner

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Abstract

Background

Special Olympics is a sport organisation spearheading efforts to increase physical activity accessibility through inclusive sport. The Unified Sports® initiative brings together Special Olympics athletes (with intellectual disabilities) and Unified partners (without a disability) in sport training and competition on the same team. The study aims to objectively evaluate differences in on-field physical activity levels between athletes and partners during the 2022 Special Olympics World Unified Cup, an international soccer (i.e., football) competition. Participants were Special Olympics athletes (n = 96; 44 females, 52 males) and Unified partners (n = 70; 34 females and 36 males) competing in the women's and men's tournaments.

Methods

On-field actigraph accelerometry measured physical activity from 166 players, over 29 matches, and totalling 493 player-matches.

Results

In the women's tournament, nearly identical estimates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels (MVPA) were observed between athletes and partners (P = .409). However, a significant group difference was observed within a specific physical activity intensity category as partners accrued more minutes of very vigorous physical activity than athletes (P < .001). In the men's tournament, no significant differences were also observed between athletes and partners for minutes of MVPA (P = .341), but athletes engaged in significantly more vigorous physical activity (P < .001), and partners had more minutes of very vigorous physical activity (P < .001).

Conclusions

The results suggest that on-field physical activity levels were similar between players with and without intellectual disabilities during Unified Sports competition.

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2022年特奥会世界联合杯期间，特奥会运动员和联合伙伴的现场体育活动。

背景：特奥会是一个体育组织，致力于通过包容性运动增加体育活动的可及性。Unified Sports®倡议将特奥会运动员（智力残疾）和Unified合作伙伴（无残疾）聚集在同一团队进行体育训练和比赛。该研究旨在客观评估2022年特奥会世界联合杯（一项国际足球比赛）期间运动员和合作伙伴在赛场上体育活动水平的差异。参与者是参加女子和男子锦标赛的特奥会运动员（n=96；44名女性，52名男性）和统一伙伴（n=70；34名女性和36名男性）。方法：现场活动记录仪加速度计测量了166名运动员的体力活动，超过29场比赛，共493场比赛。结果：在女子锦标赛中，运动员和搭档对中等至剧烈体力活动水平（MVPA）的估计几乎相同（P=.409）。然而，在特定的体育活动强度类别中，观察到显著的群体差异，因为合作伙伴比运动员进行了更多的剧烈体育活动时间（P结论：研究结果表明，在统一体育比赛中，有智力残疾和没有智力残疾的运动员的场上体育活动水平相似。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Intellectual Disability Research is devoted exclusively to the scientific study of intellectual disability and publishes papers reporting original observations in this field. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, psychological and sociological studies, and ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the treatment and prevention of intellectual disability and of associated impairments and disabilities, and/or inform public policy and practice. Expert reviews on themes in which recent research has produced notable advances will be included. Such reviews will normally be by invitation.