E.K. Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 May;37(3):e13228. doi: 10.1111/jar.13228.
Youth with intellectual disabilities experience disparities in physical activity and diet quality. Physical and food literacy are hypothesised to support adoption of healthy lifestyles; however, few such interventions have been developed for this population.
Participants with intellectual disabilities ages 12-16 years were recruited for a 12-week online sports skills and nutrition education intervention. Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy were assessed by attendance, satisfaction, and pre-post measures of motor skills, perceived competence and motivation for physical activity, classifying foods, making healthy choices, and food consumption.
Six teens participated in the program and attended 87.5% of the sessions. Satisfaction data suggested that the program was well-received by both teens and parents. Trends toward improvements on physical activity and nutrition outcome measures were observed.
Preliminary data from this pilot study suggest that physical and food literacy in youth with intellectual disabilities can be improved, which in turn may contribute to the adoption of healthy lifestyles.
智力残疾的年轻人在体育活动和饮食质量方面存在差异。身体和食品素养被假设为支持健康生活方式的采用;然而,针对这一人群的此类干预措施很少。
招募了年龄在 12 至 16 岁的智力残疾参与者,参加为期 12 周的在线运动技能和营养教育干预。通过出勤率、满意度以及运动技能、感知能力和体育活动动机、食物分类、做出健康选择和食物摄入的前后测量来评估可行性、可接受性和初步效果。
6 名青少年参加了该计划,参加了 87.5%的课程。满意度数据表明,该计划深受青少年及其家长的欢迎。观察到与体育活动和营养结果测量相关的改善趋势。
这项初步研究的初步数据表明,智力残疾青少年的身体和食品素养可以得到提高,这反过来可能有助于采用健康的生活方式。