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Do children with down syndrome perform sufficient physical activity to maintain good health? A pilot study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Our pilot study investigated if children with Down syndrome engaged in the recommended 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day. Twenty-three children with Down syndrome (7 girls, 16 boys; mean age 11.7 years, SD = 3.1) wore a triaxial accelerometer for 7 consecutive days to measure their activity levels. The average daily MVPA undertaken was 104.5 min ( SD = 35.3 min). Only 8 of 19 children (42.1%) completed at least 60 min of MVPA each day. Lower amounts of activity were associated with older children (r = -.67, p < .01). Parents, teachers, and health professionals need to encourage childr...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Shields N, Dodd KJ, Abblitt C Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical activity and self-perceptions among Hong Kong chinese with an acquired physical disability.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated the association between physical activity and self-perceptions such as body image, physical self-concept, and self-esteem among persons with an acquired physical disability in a non-Western population. Other personal variables such as gender and time of onset of disability were also examined. A convenience sample of 66 Hong Kong Chinese adults with an acquired physical disability were asked to complete a battery of questionnaires about their levels of physical activity and self-perceptions. Over 70% of the participants were not physically active enough to obtain health benefits. Contrary to studies ...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sit CH, Lau CH, Vertinsky P Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Accuracy of Pedometer Steps and Time for Youth With Intellectual Disabilities during Dynamic Movements.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pedometer accuracy for steps and activity time during dynamic movement for youth with intellectual disabilities (ID) were examined. Twenty-four youth with ID (13 girls, 13.1 +/- 3.2 yrs; 11 boys, 14.7 +/- 2.7 yrs) were videotaped during adapted physical education class while wearing a Walk4Life 2505 pedometer in five locations around the waist. Researchers viewed each videotape and recorded observed steps and activity time. Observed findings were compared with pedometer recorded steps and time. On average, pedometer registered steps were underestimated by approximately 14% +/- 16.5%, whereas pedometer registered time w...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Pitetti KH, Beets MW, Flaming J Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Case study: effect of handrim diameter on performance in a paralympic wheelchair athlete.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study, with a top T-52 class athlete, determines the relationship between stroke frequency (SF) and push time (PT) and wheelchair velocity (Wv) using different handrim diameters (HD) and the effect of different HDs on the athlete's heart rate (HR) and blood lactate (LACT) at competition speeds. Wv shows a linear-direct relationship with SF but a linear-inverse relationship with PT (p < .001 in both cases). Using bigger handrims (0.37 m instead of 0.36 m), SF increases 6%, while PT decreases 27% (at 24 Km.h(-1)). HR (p < .0001) increases with Wv and is also affected by HD with differences between the 0.34 m-0.36 ...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Costa GB, Rubio MP, Belloch SL, Soriano PP Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Friendship in inclusive physical education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated friendship in inclusive physical education from the perspective of students with (n = 8) and without (n = 8) physical disabilities. All participants attended a reversely integrated school and were interviewed using a semistructured, open-ended format. An adapted version of Weiss, Smith, and Theeboom's (1996) interview guide exploring perceptions of peer relationships in the sport domain was used. Four conceptual categories emerged from the analysis: development of friendship, best friend, preferred physical activities and outcomes, and dealing with disability. The results demonstrated the key charac...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seymour H, Reid G, Bloom GA Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Determining daily physical activity levels of youth with developmental disabilities: days of monitoring required?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined sources of variability in physical activity (PA) of youth with developmental disabilities (DD), and determined the optimal number of days required for monitoring PA. Sixteen youth with DD wore two pedometers and two accelerometers for 9 days, including 5 weekdays (W) and 2 weekends (WK). A two-facet in fully crossed two-way ANOVAs were employed to estimate sources of variability across W, WK, and W and WK combined (WWK) for each device. Primary sources of variability were the person and the person by day interaction for both devices. Using a pedometer, four, six, and eight days of measurements were requ...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kim SY, Yun J Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

The body in persons with an amputation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study reports on a comparison of how two different groups of people with an amputation view their bodies and perceive how others view them. One group has a history of sport participation, while the other has not. The analysis is based on 14 semistructured interviews with people with amputations: 7 were engaged in sport and 7 were not. The following themes emerged: Body, Prosthesis, Independence, Huma Person, and Social Barriers. One could conclude that participation in sport influences how people with an amputation perceive their body as they live with their body in a more positive way and they better accept their new...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sousa AI, Corredeira R, Pereira AL Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Effect of indoor wall climbing on self-efficacy and self-perceptions of children with special needs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The impact of a six-week indoor wall climbing on the perceptions of self for children with special needs aged 6-12 years was explored. Participants (n = 46) were randomly assigned to the intervention (girls, n = 4; boys, n = 19) and control groups (girls, n = 5; boys, n = 18). Belayers' and children's perceptions of efficacy were measured using specifically designed questionnaires and perceptions of competence and global self-worth were measured using Harter's (1985) Self-Perception Profile for Children for participants with an adaptive age of 8 years or higher. Children's self-efficacy and belayers' ratings of childre...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mazzoni ER, Purves PL, Southward J, Rhodes RE, Temple VA Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Exercising with multiple sclerosis: insights into meaning and motivation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning of exercise in the lives of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and describe the motivational basis that contributed to their exercise involvement. Twelve adults with MS (10 females, 2 males) between the ages of 32 and 56 years were interviewed. Analysis of transcribed interviews used an inductive approach. Three major themes emerged from thematic analysis of the qualitative data: exercising to maintain function and health, enhanced exercise self-efficacy, and feelings of hope and optimism. Findings were interpreted within the conceptual framewo...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kasser S Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Its okay to be a quad: wheelchair rugby players sense of community.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored the social experience of wheelchair rugby from the perspective of the players. Eleven national level rugby players (10 males, 1 female with a mean age of 33 years) shared their experiences through the phenomenological methods of semistructured focus group interviews and artifacts. Three themes emerged from the thematic analysis (a) it's okay to be a quad, (b) don't tell us we can't, and (c) the power of wheelchair rugby. The athletes identified with a shared sense of community and the membership, fulfillment of need, influence, and shared emotional connections they used to authentically express themselv...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - March 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Goodwin D, Johnston K, Gustafson P, Elliott M, Thurmeier R, Kuttai H Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Economy and preferred speed of walking in adults with and without Down syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined whether the net rate of oxygen uptake (VO2net) and the net oxygen uptake per kilometer (VO2net/km) are affected during walking in adults with Down syndrome (DS) and whether their preferred walking speed (PWS) minimizes the VO2net/km. Respiratory gases were collected as 14 adults with DS and 15 adults without DS completed a series of treadmill walking trials. PWS was measured over 15 meters in a hallway. The VO2net and the VO2net/km were higher in adults with DS than adults without DS. The overground PWS normalized for leg length was the same for both groups and did not appear to minimize the VO2net/km. ...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - March 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Agiovlasitis S, McCubbin JA, Yun J, Pavol MJ, Widrick JJ Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical activity experiences of boys with and without ADHD.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Physical activity experiences of 12 age-matched boys with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were explored by converging information from Test of Gross Motor Development-2 assessments and semistructured interviews. The knowledge-based approach and the inhibitory model of executive functions, a combined theoretical lens, enabled the description of similarities and differences in experiences that emerged during interviews. Skill assessments indicated boys with ADHD were not as proficient movers as their peers without ADHD. Thematic analysis revealed that boys with ADHD reported playing with frien...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - March 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Harvey WJ, Reid G, Bloom GA, Staples K, Grizenko N, Mbekou V, Ter-Stepanian M, Joober R Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Parents experiences and decisions on inclusive sport participation of their children with intellectual disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the experiences of parents of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) as they sought inclusive sport participation for their children. To understand their experiences, in-depth interviews were conducted with 49 parents. Qualitative data analysis was conducted to identify common themes from the responses. The analysis showed that most parents sought inclusive sport involvement for their children but they soon gave up their effort due to rejection by staff and other participants. Underlying these attitudinal problems were a lack of quality contact between people with and without ID and a lack of under...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - March 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tsai EH, Fung L Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Perceptions and practices of adapted physical educators on the teaching of social skills.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to determine adapted physical educators' perceptions and practices about teaching social skills to students with disabilities. A questionnaire based on Bandura's social learning theory concept of modeling was developed and mailed to an entire frame of 426 adapted physical education teachers in the state of Ohio. Face and content validity as well as test/retest reliability (0.89) were established. Of those that were surveyed, 53% (225 teachers; 148 females and 77 males) responded. Results indicate that 93% (209) believe it is important to explicitly teach social skills in PE; however, 60% (...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - March 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Samalot-Rivera A, Poretta DL Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Self-determination and leisure experiences of women living in two group homes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This phenomenological case study examined the leisure experiences of five women with intellectual disabilities (ages 44-60) in two group homes. Using participant observation, artifacts, and semistructured interviews, the nature of the women's leisure experiences were understood within the conceptual framework of self-determination. Five staff members were also interviewed to further contextualize the women's leisure experiences. Thematic analysis revealed three main themes: leisure at home, leisure in the community, and leisure with family and friends. Leisure was experienced differently in each group home, largely due...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rossow-Kimball B, Goodwin D Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Relationship between motor skill and body mass index in 5- to 10-year-old children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study demonstrates that general motor skill level is lower in obese children than in normal-weight and overweight peers. PMID: 19246771 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ)
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: D Hondt E, Deforche B, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Lenoir M Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

The use of the developmental coordination disorder questionnaire in Australian children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The concurrent validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) and the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) was investigated in an Australian sample of 38 girls and 91 boys aged 9-12 years (M = 11.15, SD = 0.81). The MAND identified 44 children with motor impairment (MI) and 85 children without MI. The overall decision agreement between the two measures in identifying MI was .64. The DCDQ had a sensitivity of .55 and a specificity of .74. The DCDQ was accurate in identifying children with moderate or severe MI but identified less than half of the children with mild MI. PM...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Loh PR, Piek JP, Barrett NC Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Eurofit special: European fitness battery score variation among individuals with intellectual disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Eurofit Special Test is a battery of motor fitness tests resulting from a 10-year project of the Committee of Experts for Sports Research and is comprised of strength, speed, flexibility, and balance. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the Eurofit Special was able to distinguish variations in functioning among individuals with intellectual disabilities. Significant differences were found in long jump flexibility 25-m dash, medicine ball throw, balance walk, sit ups in 30-s. Analyses demonstrated that the Eurofit Special was able to discriminate performance levels by gender, age, and level of intel...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Skowronski W, Horvat M, Nocera J, Roswal G, Croce R Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

The sport experience of athletes with intellectual disabilities: a national survey of special olympics athletes and their families.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study included a nationally representative sample of 1,307 families and 579 athletes in the U.S., focusing on sport involvement over the lifespan and motives for participating and for leaving SO. Athletes with ID are similar to athletes without disabilities in that sport is a significant life experience. They participate in sport for fun (54%) and social interaction (21%). Like athletes without disabilities, SO athletes leave sport because of changes in interest (38%) but also because of program availability (33%). These findings suggest that we continue to document the involvement of people with ID in sports and work...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mharada CM, Siperstein GN Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Multidimensional self-efficacy and affect in wheelchair basketball players.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the current study, variables grounded in social cognitive theory with athletes with disabilities were examined. Performance, training, resiliency, and thought control self-efficacy, and positive (PA) and negative (NA) affect were examined with wheelchair basketball athletes (N = 79). Consistent with social cognitive theory, weak to strong significant relationships among the four types of self-efficacy (rs = .22-.78) and among self-efficacy and affect (rs = -.40-.29) were found. Basketball players who were efficacious in their ability to overcome training barriers were also confident in their basketball skills and ef...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Martin JJ Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Development of a conceptual model to predict physical activity participation in adults with brain injuries.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose was to examine psychosocial factors that influence the physical activity behaviors of adults with brain injuries. Two differing models, based on Harter's model of self-worth, were proposed to examine the relationship between perceived competence, social support, physical self-worth, affect, and motivation. Adults numbering 384 with brain injuries completed a series of questionnaires measuring each psychosocial variable. The structural analysis indicated a nonsignificant chi squared value and good fit indices for model two which included affect as the mediating variable. Findings indicate that affect is crit...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Driver S Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

School Time Physical Activity of Students With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders During PE and Recess.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compared moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and students without disabilities during inclusive physical education and recess. Students (7-12 years) wore a uniaxial accelerometer in school for 5 consecutive school days. Results indicated a significant difference between settings, F(1,46) = 15.94, p < .01, partial eta2 = 0.26, observed power = 0.97. Students with and without ASD spent a higher proportion of time in MVPA during physical education than during recess, relative to the amount of time spent in those settings. In addition, structured physical...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Pan CY Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Fundamental locomotive activity time efficiency with differently positioning drive-axis wheelchairs among elders.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined time efficiency in wheelchair locomotive activities among four different wheelchairs propelled by elders with arms and/or legs. Sixteen elder manual wheelchair users propelled her/his own wheelchair and three wheelchairs (the main drive-axis wheels positioning in front, middle, and rear, respectively) in the test of seven wheelchair locomotive activities of daily living. A Mixed-Model ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc test (p < .05) were employed to determine the time efficiency among four wheelchairs and three groups. The results demonstrated better time efficiency resulted from propelling the mid drive...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wang YT, Bernard R, Cope C, Chang LS, Limroongreungrat W, Sprigle S Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

An examination of the international wheelchair rugby Federation classification system utilizing parameters of offensive game efficiency.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of the study was to examine the offensive game efficiency of elite wheelchair rugby players with regard to their International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) classification. Male athletes (105) representing 12 European nations competing at the 2005 European Wheelchair Rugby Championships took part in this study. The primary recording instrument was the Game Efficiency Sheet (GES), an instrument designed to objectively record parameters of wheelchair rugby efficiency such as points scored, steals, turnovers, balls caught (%), and balls passed (%). Kruskal-Wallis between groups analyses identified signifi...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Molik B, Lubelska E, Koxmol A, Bogdan M, Yilla AB, Hyla E Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical activity and quality of life experienced by highly active individuals with physical disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The present study examined links between physical activity and quality of life experienced by individuals with physical disabilities recruited from a wheelchair user's basketball tournament. The participants included 12 male and 14 female adults between the ages of 18-54 (M = 31.12, SD = 10.75) who all reported one or more condition(s) that impacted their daily living. They were administered the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (Washburn, Weimo, McAuley, Frogley, & Figoni, 2002) and in-depth interviews focused on their physical activity experiences and evaluations about their quali...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Giacobbi PR, Stancil M, Hardin B, Bryant L Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Peers as resources for learning: a situated learning approach to adapted physical activity in rehabilitation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the learning that takes place when people with disabilities interact in a rehabilitation context. Data were generated through in-depth interviews and close observations in a 2 (1/2) week-long rehabilitation program, where the participants learned both wheelchair skills and adapted physical activities. The findings from the qualitative data analysis are discussed in the context of situated learning (Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1998). The results indicate that peer learning extends beyond skills and techniques, to include ways for the participants to make sense of their s...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Standal OF, Jespersen E Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Parental expectations of adapted physical educators: a Hispanic perspective.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to identify the perspectives of Hispanic parents of children with disabilities regarding adapted physical education (APE) professionals in relationship to their child's purposeful play and transition to school programming. Participants (N = 11) were Hispanic parents of children with disabilities. Parents participated in one-on-one interviews in their preferred language (Spanish or English). Transcripts were analyzed through a constant comparative analysis. Three themes emerged from the data: (a) qualified APE professionals, (b) challenges for the family, and (c) normalcy. These themes were...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Columna L, Pyfer J, Senne T, Velez L, Bridenthrall N, Canabal MY Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Activity levels during physical education and recess in two special schools for children with mild intellectual disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compared physical education (PE) and recess in two markedly different special schools for children with mild intellectual disabilities; one school had a reputation for focusing on sports (High Sport Focus-HSF) and the other did not (Low Sport Focus-LSF). Data were collected in 24 PE classes and 48 recess periods using a validated observation system. During both PE and recess, HSF students engaged in physical activity (PA) at greater intensity levels, but LSF students accrued more total activity min. Differences in PA during PE between the schools were associated with both lesson context and teacher behavior. The...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sit CH, McKenzie TL, Lian JM, McManus A Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical activity of youth with intellectual disability: review and research agenda.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This review characterizes physical activity behavior in youth with intellectual disability (ID) and identifies limitations in the published research. Keyword searches were used to identify articles from MEDLINE, EBSCOhost Research Databases, Psych Articles, Health Source, and SPORT Discus, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses up to June 2007. Data were extracted from each study using a template of key items that included participant population, study design, data source, and outcome measure. Nineteen manuscripts met the inclusion criteria. Findings were mixed, with various studies indicating that youth with ID have lo...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Frey GC, Stanish HI, Temple VA Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Impact of a physical education teacher's disability on elementary pupils' perceptions of effectiveness and learning.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a physical education teacher's disability on elementary school pupils' learning and perceptions of the teacher's competence. Participants (N = 113) were randomly assigned to view one of two virtually identical videotaped swimming lessons. In the first lesson, the teacher was able-bodied (ABL) while in the second, she taught from a wheelchair (WCL). Following the viewing of their assigned lesson, pupils completed an examination over lesson content and a perception questionnaire regarding the teacher. Results showed that pupils who viewed the WCL scored significantly...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bryant LG, Curtner-Smith MD Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

The effect of peer tutoring on interaction behaviors in inclusive physical education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study assessed the effect of peer tutoring on physical, instructional, and social interaction behaviors between elementary school age students with severe and multiple disabilities (SMD) and peers without disabilities. Additional measures addressed the activity time of students with SMD. The study was conducted in inclusive general physical education settings under three instructional support conditions for students with SMD: (a) teacher-directed, (b) peer-mediated, and (c) voluntary peer support. During peer-mediated and voluntary peer support conditions, the instructional and physical interaction behaviors between s...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Klavina A, Block ME Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical activity and body composition in outpatients recovering from anorexia nervosa and healthy controls.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The study aimed to compare differences in physical activity, the relationship between physical activity and body composition, and seasonal variation in physical activity in outpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and healthy controls. Physical activity (CM-AMT) and time spent in different intensities of 10 female individuals with AN and 15 female controls was assessed across three seasons along with the percentage body fat. The two groups did not differ in their physical activity and both demonstrated seasonal variation. The percentage body fat of individuals with AN, but not that of the controls, was negatively related...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hechler T, Rieger E, Touyz S, Beumont P, Plasqui G, Westerterp K Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

The nature and control of postural adaptations of boys with and without developmental coordination disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compared the nature of postural adaptations and control tendencies, between 7 (n = 9) and 11-year-old boys (n = 10) with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and age-matched, younger (n = 10) and older (n = 9) peers in a leaning task. Examination of anterior-posterior, medio-lateral, maximum and mean area of sway, and path length revealed one significant interaction as older, unaffected boys swayed more than all other groups (p < .01). As a group, boys with DCD displayed smaller anterior-posterior (p < .01) and area of sway (p < .01). Analysis of relative time spent in the corrective phase (p < ...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Przysucha EP, Taylor MJ, Weber D Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Sensory contributions to balance in boys with developmental coordination disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined and compared the control of posture during bilateral stance in ten boys with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) of 6-8 years old and ten matched typically developing boys in four sensory conditions (with or without vision, on a firm or complaint surface). In all conditions mean postural sway velocity was larger for the boys with DCD, in spite of a normal score on the balance items of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. A Group X Condition interaction revealed a larger dependency on vision in the boys with DCD when standing on a firm surface. These results suggest that in this specific s...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Deconinck FJ, De Clercq D, Van Coster R, Ooostra A, Dewitte G, Savelsbergh GJ, Cambier D, Lenoir M Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Lower extremity movement preparation and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated the movement preparation (reaction time) and movement execution (movement time) of children with and without ADHD by manipulating the uncertainty of occurrence. Participants performed a seated lower extremity choice response time protocol, which contained either 10% catch trials or 30% catch trials along with 27 empirical stimuli to one of three target directions. Results indicated that children with ADHD were significantly slower at processing lower extremity movements than their peers for the condition with increased number of catch trials, but not the condition with fewer catch trials. These find...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Pedersen SJ, Surburg PR Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical activity and sport participation in youth with congenital heart disease: perceptions of children and parents.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored perceptions toward physical activity and sport in the lives of youth with congenital heart disease. Thirteen cardiac participants were interviewed in the presence of their parents, and a process of inductive analysis was conducted. Sport was not considered a valued pursuit despite the belief that it is essential for the attainment of good health. Low-self efficacy and fatigue were influenced by covert fears and exclusion and further decreased the value ascribed to sport and physical activity. Nontraditional activities, support from others, and perceptions of mastery played a crucial role in enabling par...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Moola F, Faulkner GE, Kirsh JA, Kilburn J Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Validity and reliability of the TGMD-2 in 7-10-year-old Flemish children with intellectual disability.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to assess validity and reliability of the TGMD-2 on Flemish children with intellectual disability. The total sample consisted of 99 children aged 7-10 years of which 67 were boys and 32 were girls. A factor analysis supported a two factor model of the TGMD-2. A low significant age effect was also found for the object control skill but not for locomotor ability. Furthermore, a significant difference was observed between the results of the children of the United States without intellectual disability and Flemish children with mild intellectual disability. PMID: 18209245 [PubMed - indexed...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - January 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Simons J, Daly D, Theodorou F, Caron C, Simons J, Andoniadou E Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

A systematic ecological model for adapting physical activities: theoretical foundations and practical examples.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article proposes a theory- and practice-based model for adapting physical activities. The ecological frame of reference includes Dynamic and Action System Theory, World Health Organization International Classification of Function and Disability, and Adaptation Theory. A systematic model is presented addressing (a) the task objective, (b) task criteria, (c) limitation and enablement criteria, (d) performance errors, and (e) adaptation suggestions. Four individual case examples are described, referring to the conceptual model and depicting its use in various settings of physical activity, including physical education, r...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hutzler Y Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

A test of self-determination theory with wheelchair basketball players with and without disability.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guided by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the present study examined the sport motivation and coping skills of male and female wheelchair basketball players with and without disability (N = 72). In line with SDT, results showed that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as well as amotivation was found to be present in this sample of wheelchair basketball players. Results also demonstrated that the participants surveyed in the present study scored higher on self-determined types of motivation than non self-determined types of motivation, thus replicating past research with athletes without disability. Furthermore, wheelc...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Perreault S, Vallarand RJ Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Shot trajectory parameters in gold medal stationary shot-putters during world-class competition.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The parameters of the shot's trajectory were reported for male and female gold medalists (classes F52, F53, F54, and F55) who competed at the 2000 Paralympic Games and the 2002 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships. The specific objective was to determine the magnitude of differences in these parameters across classes and genders. The release velocity of the shot increased with the performance and the classification for both males (8.30 m/s - 9.96 m/s) and females (4.58 m/s - 8.50 m/s). The measured angle of the shot's trajectory at release also increased with the performance and the classificati...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Frossard L, Smeathers J, O'Riordan A, Goodman S Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Kinesthetic ability in children with spastic hemiplegia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose was to examine the differences in kinesthetic ability, at the elbow joint, between children with (n = 15) and without (n= 15) spastic hemiplegia. The Kin Com 125 AP isokinetic dynamometer Configuration Chattanooga was used. Results revealed significant (p < .05) interaction between participant groups and side which was a repeated measures factor (nonaffected side for CP group and dominant side for nonCP group vs. affected side for CP and nondominant side for nonCP group) with respect to the passive reproduction of movement (PRM) and detection of passive movement (DPM). The interaction was attributed to t...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chrysagis NK, Skordilis EK, Koutsouki D, Evans E Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Older adults demonstrate reduced performance in a Fitts' task involving cervical spine movement.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A discrete aiming head movement task was developed to replicate Fitts'movement paradigm. Movement time (MT) differences between young (age range 24-29 years, n = 8) and old adults (age range 75-85 years, n = 8) were examined. Cervical spine (CS) range of motion (ROM) was recorded.A head mounted motion capture device was used to evaluate task performance. Three amplitudes and three target widths generated nine indexes of difficulty (IDs). Global ROM was decreased in old adults. The ID and MT relationship was maintained with age; however, old adults were slower, more variable, and more affected by ID. Variations in targe...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - October 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Passmore SR, Burke J, Lyons J Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Kinetic movement analysis in adults with vision loss.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this investigation was to assess movement capabilities of adults with visual impairments in comparison to sighted peers. Thirty participants (n = 15 visually impaired; n = 15 without vision loss) were age and gender matched and assessed on three functional movement measures. A Walk Across, Forward Lunge, and Sit to Stand were completed on a long force plate and analyzed using Group MANOVAs. Individuals with visual impairment were more cautious and conservative in their movement as evident by significantly reduced performance on both the Walk Across assessment and the Forward Lunge task. Performance betwe...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ray C, Horvat M, Williams M, Blasch B Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Accuracy of voice-announcement pedometers for youth with visual impairment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thirty-five youth with visual impairments (13.5 +/- 2.1 yrs, 13 girls and 22 boys) walked four 100-meter distances while wearing two units (right and left placement) of three brands of voice-announcement (VA) pedometers (Centrios Talking Pedometer, TALKiNG Pedometer, and Sportline Talking Calorie Pedometer 343) and a reference pedometer (NL2000). Registered pedometer steps for each trial were recorded, compared to actual steps assessed via digital video. Inter-unit agreement between right and left VA pedometer placement was low (ICC range .37 to .76). A systematic error was observed for the VA pedometers on the left pl...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Beets MW, Foley JT, Tindall DW, Lieberman LJ Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Accuracy of pedometer steps and time for youth with disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of the study was to examine the accuracy of pedometer steps and activity time (Walk4Life, WL) for youth with developmental disabilities. Eighteen youth (11 girls, 7 boys) 4-14 years completed six 80-meter self-paced walking trials while wearing a pedometer at five waist locations (front right, front left, back right, back left, middle back). Trials were video taped to determine actual steps and activity time. Time exhibited a smaller percent error in comparison to steps across locations. Apart from the front left, location had minimal influence on accuracy. The WL demonstrates acceptable accuracy for steps ...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Beets MW, Combs C, Pitetti KH, Morgan M, Bryan RR, Foley JT Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Reliability of scores from physical activity monitors in adults with multiple sclerosis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined the reliability of scores from physical activity monitors in a sample of 193 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) who wore a pedometer and an accelerometer for a 7-day period. There were no significant differences among days for the pedometer (p = .12) or the accelerometer (p = .15) indicating that week and weekend days can be analyzed in a single intra-class correlation (ICC) analytic model. The 7 days of monitoring yielded ICC estimates of .93 for both the pedometer and accelerometer, and a minimum of 3 days yielded a reliability of .80 for both the pedometer and accelerometer. Results indicated that phys...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Motl RW, Zhu W, Park Y, McAuley E, Scott JA, Snook EM Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Visual behavior and motor responses of novice and experienced wheelchair tennis players relative to the service return.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to determine visual behavior and motor responses between experienced and novice wheelchair tennis players relative to the return in tennis. Novice (n = 7) and Experienced (n = 5) wheelchair tennis players took part in the study. Two series of serves performed to the forehand and the backhand sides were examined in both groups. One series was performed in a video-based setting (two dimensional) and the other one on court (three dimensional). Experienced participants focused initially on the head/shoulders and the free-arm, while novice players focused on the expected ball toss area or follo...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - July 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Reina R, Moreno FJ, Sanz D Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Inclusion in physical education: a review of the literature from 1995-2005.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of the review is to critically analyze English-written research articles pertaining to inclusion of students with disabilities in physical education published in professional journals both within and outside of the United States from 1995-2005. Each study included in this review had to meet seven a priori criteria. Findings of the 38 selected studies were divided into six focus areas: (a) support, (b) affects on peers without disabilities, (c) attitudes and intentions of children without disabilities, (d) social interactions, (e) ALT-PE of students with disabilities, and (f) training and attitudes of GPE te...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Block ME, Obrusnikova I Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Physical performance of individuals with intellectual disability: a 30 year follow up.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study is an extension of Lahtinen's previous work on documenting the performance of individuals with intellectual disabilities over time. This study consisted of analyzing data from a total of four data collection periods (1973, 1979, 1996 and 2003 in which participants ranged in age from 11-16, 17-22, 34-39 and 41-46 years old, respectively. Improvement from early to late adolescence, and decline during adulthood in abdominal strength/endurance, static balance, and manual dexterity were identified. The male adults with ID were moderately overweight (BMI), but the females with ID were obese. The IQ effect was signific...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lahtinen U, Rintala P, Malin A Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals

Moving beyond the stigma: the impression formation benefits of exercise for individuals with a physical disability.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined whether the positive impressions formed by others of able-bodied exercisers extend to people with a physical disability. Participants (226 women and 220 men) read a description of a man or woman with a spinal cord injury who was described as an exerciser, nonexerciser, or control, and then rated the target (i.e., the person being described in the vignette) on 17 personality and 9 physical dimensions. Results revealed significantly more favorable ratings for the exerciser than both the nonexerciser and control on almost all dimensions. Additionally, the male control target was rated more favorably than t...
Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly : APAQ - April 1, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Arbour KP, Latimer AE, Martin Ginis KA, Jung ME Tags: Adapt Phys Activ Q Source Type: journals