The physical and psychosocial impact of a school-based running programme for adolescents with disabilities.

Autor: Campagna J; Student, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA., Czyszczon K; Student, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA., Little J; Student, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA., Selby C; Student, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA., Wick L; Student, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA., Ferreira D; Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science, Lander University, Greenwood, SC, USA., Oriel K; Department of Physical Therapy, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR [J Intellect Disabil Res] 2024 Feb; Vol. 68 (2), pp. 181-192. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 20.
DOI: 10.1111/jir.13104
Abstrakt: Background: Adolescents with disabilities have fewer opportunities to participate in community-based fitness programmes. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a school-based running programme at a local middle school in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on fitness and quality of life (QoL) in children with physical and cognitive disabilities in a life-skills classroom.
Methods: Nineteen adolescents with diagnosed disabilities including intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome were recruited from three life-skills classrooms to participate in a school-based running programme. The programme was designed to be implemented two times/week for 6 weeks by classroom teachers/aides. Physical therapy faculty and students developed the programme and assisted with implementation. Each session lasted 30 min, consisting of a warm-up and cooldown, relay races, games and timed runs. Pre- and post-test measures included physiological cost index (PCI) and Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™). Pre- and post-test data were compared using Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Each week participants also completed a training log to reflect on the activity for the day.
Results: Participants demonstrated significant improvements in PCI (P = 0.028) and the PedsQL™ (P = 0.008) following the running programme.
Conclusions: Results of this study suggest that participation in a 6-week school-based running programme may improve fitness and QoL in adolescents with disabilities.
(© 2023 MENCAP and International Association of the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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