Identifying the Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in Physical Activity for Children with Down Syndrome

Identifying the barriers and facilitators to participation in corporal activity for children with rectify syndrome. Images Authors Barr M Shields N Author Address School of Physiotherapy and the musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic. , Australia. Source Journal Of Intellectual Disability Research JIDR J Intellect Disabil Res 2011 Nov Vol. 55 (11), pp. 1020-33. season of Electronic outcome 2011 May 10. Publication part Journal Article Language EnglishJournal Information Publisher Blackwell Scientific Publications on behalf of the Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults Oxford, UK Country of Publication England NLM ID 9206090 Publication vex Print-Electronic Cited Medium Internet ISSN 1365-2788 (Electronic) Linking ISSN 09642633 NLM ISO Abbreviation J Intellect Disabil Res Subsets MEDLINE MeSH Terms Physical Education and Training* Sports*/psychology Down Syndrome/*physiopathology Down Syndrome/*rehabilitationMotor act/*physiol ogy Adolescent Adult Child Child Behavior Child, Preschool Disability Evaluation Down Syndrome/psychology Family Health Female Humans Life Style male person Motivation Parents/psychology Qualitative Research Victoria Abstract Background Many children with Down syndrome do not approach the recommended amount of daily material activity. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to animal(prenominal) activity for this group.Methods Eighteen in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 parents (16 mothers, 4 fathers) of children with Down syndrome aged between 2 and 17 years to reckon what factors facilitate physical activity and what factors are barriers to activity for their children. The participants were recruited through a community disability organisation that advocates for people with Down syndrome and their families. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and independently coded and analysed by two researchers using thematic analysis.Resu lts Four themes on facilitators of physical activity were identified (1) the positive role of the family (2) opportunity for social interaction with peers (3) structured approachable programmes that make adaptations for children with Down syndrome and (4) children who were determined to succeed and physically skilled. Four themes on the barriers to physical activity were also identified (1) characteristics commonly associated with Down syndrome (2) competing family responsibilities (3) reduced physical or behavioural skills and (4) a lack of accessible programmes.Conclusions The results highlight the important role of families in determining how much physical activity children with Down syndrome undertake and the effect that common characteristics associated with Down syndrome can have on maintaining an active lifestyle. Future research needs to concentrate on successful methods of encouraging physical activity, such as ensuring social interaction is part of the activity, and elimin ating barriers to physical activity such as the a lack of appropriate programmes for children with Down syndrome.Implementing these strategies may progress children with Down syndrome to participate more frequently in a physically active lifestyle. ( (c) 2011 The Authors. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (c) 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ) Entry Dates Date Created 20111024 Date Completed 20120221 Update Code 20120221 DOI 10. 1111/j. 1365-2788. 2011. 01425. x PMID 21554468 Database MEDLINE with Full Text Images Clinical practice. The care of children with Down syndrome. Images Go to all 8 images >> Authors Weijerman ME de pass JP Author Address Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. emailprotected nl Source European Journal Of Pediatrics Eur J Pediatr 2010 Dec Vol. 169 (12), pp. 1445-52. Date of Electronic Publication 2010 Jul 15. Publication Type Journal Article Review Language English Journal Info rmation Publisher Springer Verlag Berlin Country of Publication Germany NLM ID 7603873 Publication influence Print-Electronic Cited Medium Internet ISSN 1432-1076 (Electronic) Linking ISSN 03406199 NLM ISO Abbreviation Eur. J. Pediatr. Subsets MEDLINE MeSH Terms Life Expectancy* cardiovascular Diseases/*therapyDown Syndrome/*mortality Down Syndrome/*therapy Respiratory Tract Diseases/*therapy Vision Disorders/*therapy Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases/ genetics Caregivers Child Comorbidity Delivery of Health Care/standards Down Syndrome/complications Down Syndrome/diagnosis Down Syndrome/epidemiology Gastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiology Gastrointestinal Diseases/genetics Gastrointestinal Diseases/therapy Humans Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/epidemiology Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/genetics Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/therapy Parents Practice Guidelines as Topic/standards Prevalence Respiratory Tract Diseases/epidemiology Respirat ory Tract Diseases/genetics Risk Factors Vision Disorders/epidemiology Vision Disorders/genetics Abstract Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. Because of medical advances and improvements in overall medical care, the median survival of individuals with DS has increased considerably.This longer life anticipation requires giving the necessary care to the individual with DS over their total longer lifespan. DS medical guidelines are designed for the optimal care of the child in whom a diagnosis of DS has been confirmed. We present an overview of the most important issues related to children with DS based on the most relevant literature before long available. Entry Dates Date Created 20101025 Date Completed 20110218 Update Code 20111122 PubMed Central ID PMC2962780 PMID 20632187 Database MEDLINE with Full Text