Water-Based Interventions for People With Neurological Disability, Autism, and Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review

Autor: Gaynor Parfitt, Karlee Naumann, Bethany Gower, Kade Davison, Jocelyn Kernot
Přispěvatelé: Naumann, Karlee, Kernot, Jocelyn, Parfitt, Gaynor, Gower, Bethany, Davison, Kade
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 38:474-493
ISSN: 1543-2777
0736-5829
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2020-0036
Popis: The purpose of this study was to produce a descriptive overview of the types of water-based interventions for people with neurological disability, autism, and intellectual disability and to determine how outcomes have been evaluated. Literature was searched through MEDLINE, EMBASE, Ovid Emcare, SPORT-Discus, Google Scholar, and Google. One hundred fifty-three papers met the inclusion criteria, 115 hydrotherapy, 62 swimming, 18 SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus), and 18 other water-based interventions. Common conditions included cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, and intellectual disability. Fifty-four papers explored physical outcomes, 36 psychosocial outcomes, and 24 both physical and psychosocial outcomes, with 180 different outcome measures reported. Overall, there is a lack of high-quality evidence for all intervention types. This review provides a broad picture of water-based interventions and associated research. Future research, guided by this scoping review, will allow a greater understanding of the potential benefits for people with neurological disability, autism, and intellectual disability. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
Databáze: OpenAIRE