Effects of an exercise programme on anxiety in adults with intellectual disabilities

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• 作者：Attilio Carraro ; ^{attilio.carraro@unipd.it} ; Erica Gobbi
• 关键词：Exercise ; Intellectual disabilities ; Anxiety
• 刊名：Research in Developmental Disabilities
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：234_08914222
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：July-August, 2012
• 卷：33
• 期：4
• 页码：1221-1226
• 文件大小：183 K

摘要

Although high anxiety is common in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the anxiolytic effects of exercise have been systematically recognised in clinical and non-clinical populations, research is scant concerning the role played by exercise on anxiety in people with ID. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a 12-week exercise programme on anxiety states in a group of adults with ID. Twenty-seven individuals with mild to moderate ID were randomly assigned to an exercise group or a control group. The Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale adapted for individuals with ID and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y were used to assess trait and state anxiety. In comparison with the control group, the anxiety scores of people in the exercise group decreased significantly over time.