An evidence-based Physical Activity and Fitness Programme for Ageing Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

In this study, extremely low physical activity and fitness levels among older adults with intellectual disabilities were demonstrated. Although the importance of physical activity for health has been recognised in the field of people with ID, only few welldesigned studies with a substantial amount of participants evaluated the health-related effectiveness of physical activity programmes among people with ID, mostly children or adults with mild ID. The development of a physical activity and fitness programme for ageing people with ID, results of implementation and execution, and programme’s effects are described in this thesis

Implementation of a group-based physical activity programme for ageing adults with ID: A process evaluation

Rationale, aim and objectives This paper describes the results of the process evaluation of a physical activity programme for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), including information about the concepts 'fidelity', 'dose delivered', 'satisfaction' and 'context'. Methods Qualitative and quantitative methods among participants and programme leaders were used. Results The programme was well accepted, feasible and applicable to ageing people with ID. It was successfully implemented in terms of fidelity and dose delivered, although differences between day-activity centres were observed. Conclusions The hampering factors that are revealed in this study and the facilitating activities that were part of the implementation plan may be used by care provider services for (ageing) people with ID and other groups of people with cognitive and/or physical deficits, such as frail elderly people or people with dementia when developing and or preparing implementation of health promotion programmes

Dunia Tanpa Hak Cipta

Berani menghapus hak cipta. Inilah yang Joost Smiers dan Marieke van Schijndel lakukan dalam buku ini. Kita diajak untuk bermimpi bahwa hak cipta akan membuat sebagian besar seniman mendapatkan penghidupan yang lebih layak. Kita diajak untuk tidak hanya harus membebaskan diri dari hak cipta dan seiring dengan lahirnya digitalisasi, hak cipta pun menjadi semakin lemah, tetapi kita juga harus berhenti memberikan toleransi terhadap segelintir konglomerat budaya yang mengontrol komunikasi budaya kita. Untuk itulah Joost Smiers dan Marieke van Schijndel menuliskan gagasan yang akan meruntuhkan dominasi para konglomerat budaya itu menjadi keping-keping kecil dengan cara menerapkan hukum persaingan yang ketat. Buku ini menyajikan penjelasan atas gagasan tersebut

Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity as Perceived by Older Adults With Intellectual Disability

Older people with intellectual disability (ID) are characterized by low physical activity (PA) levels. PA is important for reducing health risks and maintaining adequate fitness levels for performing activities of daily living. The aim of this study was to explore preferences of older adults with ID for specific physical activities, and to gain insight into facilitators and barriers to engaging into PA. Fourteen in-depth interviews and four focus groups were undertaken, with a total of 40 older adults with mild and moderate ID included in the analysis. NVivo software was used for analysing the transcribed verbatim interviews. In total, 30 codes for facilitators and barriers were identified. Themes concerning facilitators to PA were enjoyment, support from others, social contact and friendship, reward, familiarity, and routine of activities. Themes concerning barriers to PA were health and physiological factors, lack of self-confidence, lack of skills, lack of support, transportation problems, costs, and lack of appropriate PA options and materials. The results of the present study suggest that older adults with ID may benefit from specific PA programs, adapted to their individual needs and limitations. Results can be used for developing feasible health promotion programs for older adults with ID. © AAIDD