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A review of social and environmental barriers to physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Amy E. Bodde,Dong-Chul Seo +1 more
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Of primary importance is the development of policies among agencies that serve individuals with ID that could help minimize transportation, financial, policy and educational barriers, which are more modifiable than negative supports.About:
This article is published in Disability and Health Journal.The article was published on 2009-04-01. It has received 163 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Intellectual disability.read more
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The relationship between burden and well-being among caregivers of Italian people diagnosed with severe neuromotor and cognitive disorders.
Andrea Fianco,Raffaela D. G. Sartori,Luca Negri,Saverio Lorini,Giovanni Valle,Antonella Delle Fave +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the joint assessment of burden and well-being dimensions, that are co-existing in caregivers' experience, allow for the identification of personal and relational resources that can be usefully included in interventions addressed to caregivers.
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Effecting healthy lifestyle changes in overweight and obese young adults with intellectual disability.
Marjorie A. Pett,Lauren Clark,Alison Eldredge,Beth Cardell,Kristine C. Jordan,Cathy Chambless,Jeff Burley +6 more
TL;DR: Compared with wait-list controls, the YA-only cohort improved immediately postintervention in blood pressure (BP), weight, and balance, and at 3-month follow-up, no intervention was consistently superior.
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Health promotion for people with intellectual disability and obesity.
Catriona M Doody,Owen Doody +1 more
TL;DR: The issues in health care faced by people with an intellectual disability and aspects that health professionals need to consider when engaging in health promotion for those who are obese are highlighted.
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Developing a physical activity education curriculum for adults with intellectual disabilities.
TL;DR: The theory of planned behavior was selected as a guiding framework, and meetings with stakeholders were held to assess feasibility, and the final curriculum was developed after an assessment of materials by an expert panel and the priority population.
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Process evaluation of the Walk Well study: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a community based walking programme for adults with intellectual disabilities
Lynsay Matthews,Fiona Mitchell,Kirsten Stalker,Alex McConnachie,Heather Murray,Chris Melling,Nanette Mutrie,Craig Melville +7 more
TL;DR: The process evaluation highlighted several important areas for consideration in future studies, including a successful recruitment and retention strategy reaching a representative sample of adults with intellectual disabilities in the community in relation to reach, recruitment, retention and intervention fidelity.
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Physical Activity And Health: A Report Of The Surgeon General
TL;DR: This report is the first report of the Surgeon General on physical activity and health, and strong evidence is shown to indicate that regular physical activity will provide clear and substantial health gains.
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Correlates of adults' participation in physical activity: review and update.
TL;DR: There remains a need to better understand environmental influences and the factors that influence different types of PA and longitudinal and intervention studies will be required if causal relationships are to be inferred.
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Toward a better understanding of the influences on physical activity: the role of determinants, correlates, causal variables, mediators, moderators, and confounders.
TL;DR: It is proposed that the term "correlate" be used, instead of "determinant," to describe statistical associations or correlations between measured variables and physical activity.
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Environmental and Policy Determinants of Physical Activity in the United States
TL;DR: An array of environmental and policy determinants, particularly those related to the physical environment, are associated with physical activity and should be taken into account in the design of interventions.