Iulia Mihaila and Sigan L. Hartley, University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Benjamin L. Handen, Peter D. Bulova, and Rameshwari V. Tumuluru, University of Pittsburgh.
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2017 Apr;55(2):97-109. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-55.2.97.
The present study examined leisure activity and its association with caregiver involvement (i.e., residence and time spent with primary caregiver) in 62 middle-aged and older adults with Down syndrome (aged 30-53 years). Findings indicated that middle-aged and older adults with Down syndrome frequently participated in social and passive leisure activities, with low participation in physical and mentally stimulating leisure activities. Residence and time spent with primary caregiver were associated with participation in physical leisure activity. The findings suggest a need for support services aimed at increasing opportunities for participating in physical and mentally stimulating leisure activity by middle-aged and older adults with Down syndrome. These support services should partner with primary caregivers in order to best foster participation in physical leisure activity.
本研究考察了休闲活动及其与照料者参与（即居住和与主要照料者共度的时间）的关系，研究对象为 62 名中老年唐氏综合征患者（年龄 30-53 岁）。研究结果表明，唐氏综合征的中老年患者经常参加社交和被动休闲活动，而很少参加身体和脑力刺激的休闲活动。居住和与主要照料者共度的时间与参加身体休闲活动有关。研究结果表明，需要为唐氏综合征的中老年患者提供支持服务，以增加他们参与身体和脑力刺激休闲活动的机会。这些支持服务应与主要照料者合作，以最好地促进他们参与身体休闲活动。
