Pub Date : 2022-12-28Print Date: 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2022-0055
Salomé Aubert, Charlotte Verdot, Gilles Thöni, Jérémy Vanhelst
The objectives of this work were (a) to adopt the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Report Card methodology to evaluate the state of physical activity (PA) for French children and adolescents with disabilities (CAWD) and (b) to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) perceived by French PA experts for promoting PA among CAWD. The harmonized Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Report Card development process was used to assign a grade to the 10 common PA indicators. SWOT templates were completed by PA experts and then collapsed in a summary figure. Despite increasing efforts to provide active opportunities to CAWD, concerning low grades were assigned to behavioral indicators. SWOT analysis provided important insights for the promotion of PA in CAWD. This work highlighted the need for the inclusion of CAWD in a comprehensive national PA surveillance system and for more efficient strategies promoting PA specifically targeting CAWD in France.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-21Print Date: 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2022-0064
Paige Laxton, Freda Patterson, Sean Healy
This systematic review of literature aimed to synthesize the multilevel factors related to physical activity (PA) among adults (age 18-65) with intellectual disability living in group homes. Keyword searches were used to identify articles from electronic databases, resulting in the inclusion of 10 articles for full-text review. Data were extracted relating to study and sample characteristics and study findings. Methodological quality of the studies was also evaluated. Factors related to PA in group homes were identified at all levels of the social-ecological model. Intrapersonal factors (e.g., health and functional status, attitude to PA), interpersonal factors (e.g., staff attitude, encouragement for PA, and coparticipation in PA), and organizational factors (e.g., program offerings, staff education, and staff-client ratios) were prominent findings in the reviewed studies. The findings support a social-ecological approach for PA promotion in group homes that target intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational factors.
本系统性文献综述旨在总结与居住在集体之家的智障成年人(18-65 岁)的体育活动(PA)相关的多层次因素。我们使用关键词搜索从电子数据库中识别文章,最终纳入了 10 篇文章进行全文综述。我们提取了与研究和样本特征以及研究结果相关的数据。此外,还对研究方法的质量进行了评估。在社会-生态模型的各个层面上都发现了与集体之家中 PA 相关的因素。个人内部因素(如健康和功能状况、对 PA 的态度)、人际因素(如工作人员的态度、对 PA 的鼓励以及 PA 的共同参与)和组织因素(如项目提供、工作人员教育以及工作人员与客户的比例)是所回顾研究的主要发现。这些研究结果支持采用社会生态学方法,针对个人、人际和组织因素来促进集体之家的 PA。
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Pub Date : 2022-11-16Print Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2022-0025
Mathieu Michaud, William J Harvey, Gordon A Bloom
The purpose of this scoping review was to examine how mixed methods research (MMR) has been applied in adapted physical activity (APA) research about children and adolescents age 5-18 years with a disability. Six electronic databases were searched to retrieve relevant studies published between 2003 and 2020. Sixty-four studies were identified and analyzed. The findings were organized into five categories of interest: publication information, study objectives, mixed methods research design, participants' information, and data integration. Challenges related to the design and publication of MMR in APA were uncovered, and suggestions for improvement are provided. This study adds to the knowledge of MMR design, and it provides an understanding of the underlying processes and methodological strategies that have guided this approach in APA research. This article will encourage APA researchers to engage in MMR while also aligning future studies with contemporary MMR literature and publication standards.
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Mixed Methods Research About Physical Activity for Children With Disabilities.","authors":"Mathieu Michaud, William J Harvey, Gordon A Bloom","doi":"10.1123/apaq.2022-0025","DOIUrl":"10.1123/apaq.2022-0025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this scoping review was to examine how mixed methods research (MMR) has been applied in adapted physical activity (APA) research about children and adolescents age 5-18 years with a disability. Six electronic databases were searched to retrieve relevant studies published between 2003 and 2020. Sixty-four studies were identified and analyzed. The findings were organized into five categories of interest: publication information, study objectives, mixed methods research design, participants' information, and data integration. Challenges related to the design and publication of MMR in APA were uncovered, and suggestions for improvement are provided. This study adds to the knowledge of MMR design, and it provides an understanding of the underlying processes and methodological strategies that have guided this approach in APA research. This article will encourage APA researchers to engage in MMR while also aligning future studies with contemporary MMR literature and publication standards.</p>","PeriodicalId":55553,"journal":{"name":"Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"142-172"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10830990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-01DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000880188.02724.61
Ming Hui Li, J. J. Yu, S. S. Wong, R. Sum, C. Sit
This study aimed to examine the associations between perceived social support, perceived competence, and physical activity in children with physical and intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the third wave of the pandemic in Hong Kong (i.e., July through December 2020), 291 participants age 6-17 years from 27 special schools were included. After controlling for demographic variables, the total variance explained by perceived social support and perceived competence was 24%, F(2, 240) = 12.42, p < .001, with perceived competence having a stronger association with physical activity (β = 0.29, p < .001) than perceived social support (β = 0.07, p = .22). This study highlights two key facilitators for shaping physical activity involvement among children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
本研究旨在研究COVID-19大流行期间身体和智力残疾儿童的感知社会支持、感知能力和身体活动之间的关系。在香港第三波大流行期间(即2020年7月至12月),来自27所特殊学校的291名6-17岁的参与者被纳入研究。在控制人口统计学变量后,感知社会支持和感知能力解释的总方差为24%,F(2,240) = 12.42, p < .001,感知能力与体育活动的相关性(β = 0.29, p < .001)强于感知社会支持(β = 0.07, p = .22)。本研究强调了在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间促进残疾儿童参与体育活动的两个关键因素。
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Pub Date : 2022-09-01DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000880264.98442.77
Xiaoxia Zhang, Zackary G. Kern, Joonkoo Yun
This study aimed to examine physical activity (PA) levels and mental health status (i.e., anxiety and depression) among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2018 National Health Interview Survey. We identified 139 parents of children with ASD and 4,470 parents of children with no disability. Their PA levels, anxiety, and depression were analyzed. Compared with parents of children with no disability, parents of children with ASD were significantly less likely to meet the PA guideline for Americans and had lower odds of vigorous PA (aOR = 0.702), strengthening PA (aOR = 0.885), and light to moderate PA (aOR = 0.994). Parents of children with ASD reported significantly higher odds of anxiety (aOR = 1.559) and depression (aOR = 1.885). This study revealed lower PA levels and higher risks of anxiety and depression in parents of children with ASD.
{"title":"Physical Activity and Mental Health of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.","authors":"Xiaoxia Zhang, Zackary G. Kern, Joonkoo Yun","doi":"10.1249/01.mss.0000880264.98442.77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000880264.98442.77","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to examine physical activity (PA) levels and mental health status (i.e., anxiety and depression) among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2018 National Health Interview Survey. We identified 139 parents of children with ASD and 4,470 parents of children with no disability. Their PA levels, anxiety, and depression were analyzed. Compared with parents of children with no disability, parents of children with ASD were significantly less likely to meet the PA guideline for Americans and had lower odds of vigorous PA (aOR = 0.702), strengthening PA (aOR = 0.885), and light to moderate PA (aOR = 0.994). Parents of children with ASD reported significantly higher odds of anxiety (aOR = 1.559) and depression (aOR = 1.885). This study revealed lower PA levels and higher risks of anxiety and depression in parents of children with ASD.","PeriodicalId":55553,"journal":{"name":"Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly","volume":"13 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84227273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Justin A Haegele, Lindsay E Ball, Xihe Zhu, M Ally Keene, Lindsey A Nowland
TO OUR READERS: An error appeared in the ahead-of-print version of the following article: Haegele, J.A., Ball, L.E., Zhu, X., Keene, M.A., & Nowland, L.A. Absent, incapable, and "normal": Understanding the inclusiveness of visually impaired students' experiences in integrated physical education. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2022-0014 On the fourth page of the article, in the second paragraph of the Methods section, the first name of co-author Lindsay Ball was misspelled as that of co-author Lindsey Nowland, thereby naming the wrong person as identifying as a blind and disabled woman. We apologize for the error. The article was corrected May 27, 2022.
{"title":"Erratum: Absent, Incapable, and \"Normal\": Understanding the Inclusiveness of Visually Impaired Students' Experiences in Integrated Physical Education.","authors":"Justin A Haegele, Lindsay E Ball, Xihe Zhu, M Ally Keene, Lindsey A Nowland","doi":"10.1123/apaq.2022-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2022-0014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>TO OUR READERS: An error appeared in the ahead-of-print version of the following article: Haegele, J.A., Ball, L.E., Zhu, X., Keene, M.A., & Nowland, L.A. Absent, incapable, and \"normal\": Understanding the inclusiveness of visually impaired students' experiences in integrated physical education. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2022-0014 On the fourth page of the article, in the second paragraph of the Methods section, the first name of co-author Lindsay Ball was misspelled as that of co-author Lindsey Nowland, thereby naming the wrong person as identifying as a blind and disabled woman. We apologize for the error. The article was corrected May 27, 2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":55553,"journal":{"name":"Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly","volume":"39 3","pages":"424-445"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10511360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Justin A Haegele, Lindsay E Ball, Xihe Zhu, M Ally Keene, Lindsey A Nowland
The purpose of this study was to examine the inclusiveness of visually impaired youths' experiences in integrated physical education. An experiential qualitative research approach was utilized, and 22 visually impaired youth (age 12-17 years) acted as participants. Data sources included one-on-one Zoom interviews, written responses to long-answer prompts, and reflexive interview notes. Data were analyzed using a reflexive thematic analysis approach, and three themes were constructed: (a) I'm not there, so how could I: The absent person; (b) I can't see, so I can't do it: The incapable person; and (c) It'd be nice to feel like everyone else: The "normal" person. Participants described that feelings of inclusion were unavailable to them and that feeling, and being viewed as, absent, incapable, and (not) "normal" highlighted this unavailability.
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Brynn Adamson, M. Adamson, D. Kinnett-Hopkins, R. Motl
Exercise is becoming more integrated into the management of multiple sclerosis (MS) and is promoted to manage impairments and symptoms. Whereas extensive research outlines factors impacting participation, less is known regarding how medicalized exercise promotion might impact views of exercise and self. We conducted a secondary data analysis to understand how medicalized exercise-promotion paradigms impact the meaning and roles of exercise among those with MS. Twenty-two interviews were selected for reanalysis with an interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology and a critical disability studies lens. Three themes were identified: Constant Vigilance (worry about exercise), Productivity and Social Engagement (exercise to feel productive, engage socially, and enhance self-worth), and Exercise as Medicine/Self-Care (exercise to manage MS, relax, improve mental well-being, prevent/reverse disability, and stay healthy). This research underscores that exercise occupies many contradictory roles reflecting a medicalized exercise-promotion paradigm for those with MS, and this should inform exercise promotion practices.
{"title":"Medicalization of Exercise Through Vigilance, Productivity, and Self-Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of Qualitative Interviews Among Those With Multiple Sclerosis.","authors":"Brynn Adamson, M. Adamson, D. Kinnett-Hopkins, R. Motl","doi":"10.1123/apaq.2021-0200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0200","url":null,"abstract":"Exercise is becoming more integrated into the management of multiple sclerosis (MS) and is promoted to manage impairments and symptoms. Whereas extensive research outlines factors impacting participation, less is known regarding how medicalized exercise promotion might impact views of exercise and self. We conducted a secondary data analysis to understand how medicalized exercise-promotion paradigms impact the meaning and roles of exercise among those with MS. Twenty-two interviews were selected for reanalysis with an interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology and a critical disability studies lens. Three themes were identified: Constant Vigilance (worry about exercise), Productivity and Social Engagement (exercise to feel productive, engage socially, and enhance self-worth), and Exercise as Medicine/Self-Care (exercise to manage MS, relax, improve mental well-being, prevent/reverse disability, and stay healthy). This research underscores that exercise occupies many contradictory roles reflecting a medicalized exercise-promotion paradigm for those with MS, and this should inform exercise promotion practices.","PeriodicalId":55553,"journal":{"name":"Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly","volume":"110 1","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87681649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Koch, S. Sweet, Kristiann E. Man, K. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Krystn Orr, A. Bundon, A. Latimer-Cheung, J. Tomasone
Community-based exercise programs for persons with disabilities promote greater quantity of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) participation among their members, perhaps because of the quality experiences fostered by the program. This study aimed to explore the relationship between quality and quantity of physical activity participation in the context of community-based exercise programming and the role that gender plays in this relationship. Adults with physical disabilities (N = 91; Mage = 55, 49 men) from three community-based exercise programs across Canada completed a survey asking about quality participation (Measure of Experiential Aspects of Participation [MeEAP]) and LTPA. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship between MeEAP scores and LTPA. Quality participation was not related to LTPA, even with gender included as a moderator. Men reported higher levels of LTPA and quality participation than women, highlighting gender differences that should be considered when researching and designing exercise programs for individuals with disabilities.
{"title":"Exploring the Relationship Between Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Participation in Community-Based Exercise Programs for Persons With Physical Disabilities.","authors":"L. Koch, S. Sweet, Kristiann E. Man, K. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Krystn Orr, A. Bundon, A. Latimer-Cheung, J. Tomasone","doi":"10.1123/apaq.2021-0168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0168","url":null,"abstract":"Community-based exercise programs for persons with disabilities promote greater quantity of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) participation among their members, perhaps because of the quality experiences fostered by the program. This study aimed to explore the relationship between quality and quantity of physical activity participation in the context of community-based exercise programming and the role that gender plays in this relationship. Adults with physical disabilities (N = 91; Mage = 55, 49 men) from three community-based exercise programs across Canada completed a survey asking about quality participation (Measure of Experiential Aspects of Participation [MeEAP]) and LTPA. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship between MeEAP scores and LTPA. Quality participation was not related to LTPA, even with gender included as a moderator. Men reported higher levels of LTPA and quality participation than women, highlighting gender differences that should be considered when researching and designing exercise programs for individuals with disabilities.","PeriodicalId":55553,"journal":{"name":"Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly","volume":"26 1","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90651834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To date, there has been little research considering both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptom severity and motor impairment simultaneously when investigating their associations with obesity. This study was designed to identify the moderating role of symptom severity in the relationship between motor competence and overweight/obesity for children with ASD. Seventy-eight children with a clinical diagnosis were recruited from a large autism rehabilitation center in Wuhan, China. Chi-square, partial correlation, and moderation regression analyses revealed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was similar regardless of symptom severity. Balance was the only motor skill that correlated with body mass index. Furthermore, symptom severity significantly moderated the correlation. Children with low autism severity might be more likely to demonstrate the relationship between balance and body mass index than those with high autism severity. Combating obesity by enhancing motor competence should cautiously consider personal and environment factors such as individual severity of ASD.
{"title":"Does Symptom Severity Moderate the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Motor Competence in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders? An Exploratory Study.","authors":"Yu Song, Bo Shen, Liansan Dong, Yanli Pang, J. Bo","doi":"10.1123/apaq.2021-0163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0163","url":null,"abstract":"To date, there has been little research considering both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptom severity and motor impairment simultaneously when investigating their associations with obesity. This study was designed to identify the moderating role of symptom severity in the relationship between motor competence and overweight/obesity for children with ASD. Seventy-eight children with a clinical diagnosis were recruited from a large autism rehabilitation center in Wuhan, China. Chi-square, partial correlation, and moderation regression analyses revealed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was similar regardless of symptom severity. Balance was the only motor skill that correlated with body mass index. Furthermore, symptom severity significantly moderated the correlation. Children with low autism severity might be more likely to demonstrate the relationship between balance and body mass index than those with high autism severity. Combating obesity by enhancing motor competence should cautiously consider personal and environment factors such as individual severity of ASD.","PeriodicalId":55553,"journal":{"name":"Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly","volume":"57 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87051714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}