Research, Craig Hospital, 3425 S Clarkson Street, Englewood, CO, 80113, USA.
Research and Training Center on Independent Living, Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Dole Human Development Center, Room 4089, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA.
Disabil Health J. 2024 Oct;17(4):101636. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101636. Epub 2024 Apr 24.
Doing any amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity yields health benefits. Individuals with mobility disabilities are among the least physically active Americans and limited evidence indicates effective strategies to promote physical activity among this group.
Examine whether a 16-week virtual intervention program (Workout on Wheels internet intervention, WOWii) increases exercise engagement among mobility impaired individuals.
Participants recruited through community organizations that provide services to individuals with disabilities. The WOWii program is comprised of 3 core components: 16 weeks of virtual intervention delivery and access to the WOWii website; staff and peer support; an exercise package that included an activity tracker and heart rate monitor, pedal exerciser, and therabands.
Ten people enrolled. Participants demonstrated good program engagement, attending an average of 14.1 ± 2.1 of the 16 virtual meetings and completing an average of 10.6 ± 5.6 weekly activities. Exercise data revealed that participants increased their time spent in aerobic exercise from an average of two days a week performing 32 ± 22 min during week one to an average of five days a week doing 127 ± 143 min in the final WOWii week. Only half continued to exercise over the two months once WOWii virtual meetings ended.
WOWii program delivery successfully promoted increased exercise participation for people with mobility disabilities over the 16 intervention weeks. Future studies should investigate approaches to promote exercise maintenance beyond program delivery.
进行任何数量的中等至剧烈的身体活动都能带来健康益处。行动不便的人是最缺乏身体活动的美国人之一，有限的证据表明，促进这一群体身体活动的有效策略。
检验为期 16 周的虚拟干预计划（Workout on Wheels 互联网干预，WOWii）是否能增加行动障碍者的锻炼参与度。
通过为残疾人提供服务的社区组织招募参与者。WOWii 计划由 3 个核心组成部分组成：16 周的虚拟干预交付和 WOWii 网站的访问权限；员工和同伴支持；包括活动追踪器和心率监测器、脚踏车和 therabands 的运动包。
有 10 人报名。参与者表现出良好的项目参与度，平均参加了 16 次虚拟会议中的 14.1 ± 2.1 次，并完成了每周平均 10.6 ± 5.6 次的活动。锻炼数据显示，参与者将有氧运动时间从每周两天增加到每天五，每周的平均时长从第 1 周的 32 ± 22 分钟增加到第 16 周的 WOWii 周的 127 ± 143 分钟。一旦 WOWii 虚拟会议结束，只有一半的人在接下来的两个月里继续锻炼。
WOWii 计划的实施成功地促进了行动障碍者在 16 周的干预期间增加了锻炼参与度。未来的研究应该探讨在计划实施之外促进锻炼维持的方法。
