Physical activity levels in adults with intellectual disabilities: the importance of physical education

Rodrigues, Ana José Aguiar; Rodrigues, Ana; Sousa, Duarte; Lopes, Helder; Prudente, João; Prudente, João Filipe

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Physical activity levels in adults with intellectual disabilities: the importance of physical education

2019Conference paper

datacite.subject.fos	Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.fos	Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
dc.contributor.author	Rodrigues, Ana José Aguiar
dc.contributor.author	Rodrigues, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Sousa, Duarte
dc.contributor.author	Lopes, Helder
dc.contributor.author	Lopes, Helder
dc.contributor.author	Prudente, João
dc.contributor.author	Prudente, João Filipe
dc.date.accessioned	2025-12-02T12:05:34Z
dc.date.available	2025-12-02T12:05:34Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	The relationship between physical activity levels and health indicators is widely reported in the literature. However, the number of studies that characterize the physical activity profile in intellectually disabled adults is still small. The aims of this study are: (i) to determine the levels of physical activity in adults with intellectual disability, (ii) to study differences in physical activity levels between gender and between days with or without physical education. A total of 78 subjects (41 males and 37 females) with intellectual disability (mild and moderate), with a mean age of 30.18 ± 8.55 years, participated in the study. The physical activity levels were evaluated by pedometer (Yamax Digiwalkers SW-700), placed in two working days (one with Physical Education and another without Physical Education classes). There were reduced levels of physical activity in days with Physical Education (4865.21 ± 1611.04) and without (3739.22 ± 1243.34), clearly below the recommended values. Men were more active compared to women, but only on days with Physical Education (p <.05). In the days with Physical Education classes, there is a 24% increase in physical activity levels (27% in men and 20% in women). The performance of physical education classes seems to have benefic effects on physical activity levels, however, it is necessary to develop a study that helps to understand more deeply the factors that influence the levels of physical activity in this population.	eng
dc.identifier.doi	10.14198/jhse.2019.14.proc4.82
dc.identifier.issn	1988-5202
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/7487
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.peerreviewed	no
dc.publisher	Universidad de Alicante
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Human Sport and Exercise - 2019 - Spring Conferences of Sports Science
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Intellectual disability
dc.subject	Physical activity
dc.subject	Physical education
dc.subject	Adults
dc.subject	.
dc.subject	Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
dc.title	Physical activity levels in adults with intellectual disabilities: the importance of physical education	eng
dc.type	conference paper
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.conferenceDate	2019
oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Castelo Branco, Portugal
oaire.citation.title	JHSE Supplementary Issue: International Seminar of Physical Education, Leisure and Health. June 2019. Castelo Branco, Portugal
oaire.citation.volume	14
oaire.version	http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
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