ERIC Number: EJ1302710
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
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Effects of a Community-Based Familiarization Intervention on Independent Performance of Resistance-Training Exercise Tasks by Adults with Intellectual Disability
Obrusnikova, Iva; Cavalier, Albert R.; Novak, Haley M.; Blair-McKinsey, Ashleigh E.; Suminski, Rick R.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v59 n3 p239-255 Jun 2021
Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have significantly lower levels of fitness compared to the general population. The study examined the effects of a multicomponent familiarization intervention, consisting of a visual activity schedule and a video-enhanced system of least-to-most prompting, both displayed via an iPad, on the acquisition of resistance-training exercise tasks by adults with ID, aged 18-44 years, in a community fitness center. Twelve participants were randomly allocated to an experimental group (EG) and 12 to an active control group (CG). ANOVA revealed EG correctly and independently performed a significantly greater number of steps of four resistance-training exercise tasks compared with CG, relative to preintervention levels (p < 0.01). The intervention was effective in promoting functional performance of resistance-training exercise tasks among adults with ID.
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Familiarity, Exercise, Physical Fitness, Training Methods, Video Technology, Prompting, Handheld Devices, Community Centers, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Performance Factors
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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