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- Title
THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON COORDINATION CAPACITIES AND BODY SCHEMA IN PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
- Authors
COSMA, Germina Alina; BURILEANU, Iulia; BURILEANU, Alin; BĂZĂVAN, Amalia; STEPAN, Amalia-Raluca
- Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationships between physical exercise and coordination abilities and body schema in people with Down syndrome (DS). Methods. The study was attended by 55 people with DS (aged between four and 44 years, M = 22.31, AS = 9.34) and their relatives, who answered the questionnaires (aged between 26 and 73 years, M = 49.22, AS = 11.21). Sociodemographic and personal data were measured based on a list of specific questions, and Interoceptive Awareness was measured with the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness instrument. Results. The results showed that the level of interoceptive awareness is higher in people with DS who perform sports exercises more frequently, while the knowledge of the specifics of DS and specific exercises by the people with DS are significant positive predictors of the level of interoceptive awareness of people with SD. Conclusions. Our research carried out at the level of the PDS caregivers, highlighted the fact that people with DS frequently practice physical exercises, but present numerous deficiencies in terms of coordination, spatialtemporal orientation, and balance. They state that it is necessary for people with DS to benefit from exercise programs that intervene objectively on the three components studied (coordination, orientation, and balance) but also on the awareness of the body schema.
- Subjects
INTEROCEPTION; BODY schema; PEOPLE with Down syndrome; AEROBIC capacity; PERSONALLY identifiable information
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2022, Vol 22, p211
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article