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- Title
Water-based exercise for adults with Down syndrome: Findings from a preliminary study.
- Authors
Pérez, Carlos Ayán; Carral, José M. Cancela; Costas, Alexandre Álvarez; Martínez, Silvia Varela; Martínez-Lemos, R. Iván
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of Down syndrome; QUALITY of life; AQUATIC exercises; MEDICAL care; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; PATIENTS; PHYSICAL fitness; QUESTIONNAIRES; T-test (Statistics); WORLD Health Organization; PILOT projects; BODY mass index; TREATMENT duration; DATA analysis software
- Publication
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2018, Vol 25, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
1741-1645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/ijtr.2018.25.1.20