Tomporowski P D, Ellis N R
Appl Res Ment Retard. 1985;6(4):465-73. doi: 10.1016/0270-3092(85)90021-9.
Institutionalized severely and profoundly mentally retarded adults participated in a 7-month program of rigorous aerobic-type exercises. The effects of the treatment on the physical fitness, intelligence, and behavior of subjects were assessed. Fifty men and women were matched in pairs based on IQ, CA, and sex and assigned randomly to an experimental (E) or control (C) group. Those in the E group met 3 hours per day, 5 days per week and received a treatment that consisted of an exercise program that included jogging, running, dance-aerobics, and circuit training. The C group continued their normal institutional training programs. The treatment produced significant improvement in the cardiovascular efficiency of subjects; however, no changes in intelligence or adaptive behavior were obtained. Although standardized tests reflected little improvement in psychological or behavioral variables due to treatment, subjective reports suggest that exercise training may serve as a more practical habilitation program for severely and profoundly mentally retarded individuals than those typically employed in institutional settings.
被收容的重度和极重度智障成年人参加了一个为期7个月的严格有氧锻炼项目。评估了该治疗对受试者身体素质、智力和行为的影响。根据智商、年龄和性别将50名男性和女性配对，并随机分为实验组（E）或对照组（C）。E组受试者每天训练3小时，每周训练5天，接受包括慢跑、跑步、有氧舞蹈和循环训练的锻炼项目治疗。C组继续其正常的收容训练项目。该治疗使受试者的心血管效率有显著提高；然而，智力或适应性行为没有变化。尽管标准化测试显示治疗对心理或行为变量几乎没有改善，但主观报告表明，与收容机构通常采用的项目相比，运动训练可能是一种更适合重度和极重度智障人士的实用康复项目。
