Wekesa M, Langhof H
Department of Physical Education, Kenatta University, Nairobi.
East Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;70(11):678-81.
We set out to evaluate the coordinative ability of asthmatic children and to find out how this component of physical fitness is affected by a training programme of a short duration. Seventeen asthmatic children participated in the study. Their ages ranged from 9.0 to 14.5 years. Their mean weight (+/- SD) was 44.89 +/- 14.94 kg and mean height (+/- SD) was 153.21 +/- 9.92 cm. Coordination was measured using the Body Coordination Test for Children (BCTC) developed by Kiphard and Schilling in 1974. The subjects participated three times a week in a sports programme. The results were analysed using the Wilcoxon test for dependent variables and regression analysis. We noted a significant improvement at the end of the training programme (p < 0.05), although there was no correlation between attendance and improvement in performance. Our results do not support the general view that asthmatics are unfit. We concluded that asthmatic children are not generally unfit, and that their coordinative ability can be improved within a relatively short time of training.
我们着手评估哮喘儿童的协调能力，并探究身体素质的这一组成部分如何受到短期训练计划的影响。17名哮喘儿童参与了该研究。他们的年龄在9.0至14.5岁之间。他们的平均体重（±标准差）为44.89±14.94千克，平均身高（±标准差）为153.21±9.92厘米。使用基普哈德和席林于1974年开发的儿童身体协调测试（BCTC）来测量协调性。受试者每周参加三次体育项目。使用威尔科克森相关样本检验和回归分析对结果进行分析。我们注意到在训练计划结束时取得了显著改善（p < 0.05），尽管出勤率与成绩提高之间没有相关性。我们的结果不支持哮喘患者身体不健康的普遍观点。我们得出结论，哮喘儿童一般并非身体不健康，并且他们的协调能力可以在相对较短的训练时间内得到提高。
