Associations between motor competence and physical activity levels of children with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder: Movement matters.

Autor:	Taylor SL; Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute of Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., Downs SJ; Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute of Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., Rudd JR; Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway., McGrane B; Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dundalk, Ireland., Melville CA; School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., McGarty AM; School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Boddy LM; Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute of Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., Foweather L; Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute of Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID [J Intellect Disabil] 2024 Dec; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 976-993. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 20.
DOI:	10.1177/17446295231203764
Abstrakt:	Motor competence is important for lifelong physical activity (PA). The current study aimed to examine associations between PA and motor competence. In total, 43 children aged 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder completed anthropometric measures, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2, and wore a wrist accelerometer to capture total PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), average acceleration, and intensity gradient. No significant associations were found between PA outcomes and motor competence. Motor competence performance was commonly 'below average' or 'average'. The weakest subtests were upper limb coordination and strength. The strongest subtest was running speed and agility. Total weekly MVPA was 336.1 ± 150.3 min, higher than UK recommendations of 120-180 per week for disabled children and young people. Larger scale studies are needed to better understand the relationship between PA and motor competence. Future research should also consider the influence of environmental factors on PA in this group. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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