A structured physical activity and fitness programme for older adults with intellectual disabilities: results of a cluster-randomised clinical trial

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• 作者：M. van Schijndel-Speet ; H.M. Evenhuis ; R. van Wijck ; K. C. A. G. M. van Montfort and M. A. Echteld
• 刊名：Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：61
• 期：1
• 页码：16-29
• 全文大小：383K
• ISSN：1365-2788

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The physical activity level of older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) is extremely low, and their fitness levels are far beneath accepted norms for older people with normal intelligence and comparable with frail older people. A physical activity programme, including an education programme, was developed for older adults with ID using behaviour change techniques. The programme aimed at improving or maintaining adequate levels of physical activity (primary outcome measure) and motor fitness, cardio respiratory fitness, morphologic and metabolic fitness, activities of daily living, cognitive functioning and depressive symptoms (secondary outcome measures).