Water-based exercise for adults with Down syndrome: Findings from a preliminary study

被引：16

作者：

Ayan Perez, Carlos ^{[1
]}

Cancela Carral, Jose M. ^{[1
]}

Alvarez Costas, Alexandre ^{[2
]}

Varela Martinez, Silvia ^{[1
]}

Martinez-Lemos, R. Ivan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Vigo, Dept Special Didact, Pontevedra, Spain

[2] Downs Syndrome Assoc, Vigo, Spain

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERAPY AND REHABILITATION | 2018年 / 25卷 / 01期

关键词：

Down syndrome; Fitness; Health; Intellectual disability; Quality of life;

D O I：

10.12968/ijtr.2018.25.1.20

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

Background/Aims: This pilot study aims to analyse the potential benefits of an aquatic exercise programme on the health-related physical fitness and quality of life of people with Down syndrome, as well as to identify the impact that such a programme might have on the self-perceived quality of life of their parents/caregivers. Methods: A total of 14 adults (mean age 37 +/- 7.24 years) carried out an aquatic exercise programme for 3 months. Health-related physical fitness and self-perceived quality of life were assessed by means of the Assessing the Levels of Physical Activity and Fitness battery and the World Health Organization Quality of life Questionnaire, respectively. Findings: No significant impact of the programme was observed on any of the variables tested. Conclusions: There was no evidence to support that water-based exercise might be a useful exercise intervention to improve health-related physical fitness and quality of life in adults with Down syndrome. The self-perceived quality of life of the parents/caregivers did not seem to be affected by this kind of intervention either. Future randomised controlled studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these findings.

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