Low Physical Fitness Levels in Older Adults with ID: Results of the HA-ID Study

Autor/inn/en	Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; van Wijck, Ruud; Evenhuis, Heleen M.
Titel	Low Physical Fitness Levels in Older Adults with ID: Results of the HA-ID Study
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 33 (2012) 4, S.1048-1058 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2012.01.013
Schlagwörter	Muscular Strength; Physical Activities; Physical Fitness; Human Body; Age Differences; Older Adults; Aging (Individuals); Psychomotor Skills; Mental Retardation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muskelkraft; Leistungsfähigkeit; Menschlicher Körper; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Älterer Erwachsener; Aging; Altern; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Geistige Behinderung
Abstract	Physical fitness is as important to aging adults with ID as in the general population, but to date, the physical fitness levels of this group are unknown. Comfortable walking speed, muscle strength (grip strength), muscle endurance (30 s Chair stand) and cardiorespiratory endurance (10 m incremental shuttle walking test) were tested in a sample of 1050 older adults with ID, and results were compared with reference values from the general population. Across all age ranges, approximately two-third of the entire study population scored "below average" or "impaired." Even the youngest age groups (50-59 or 50-54 years) in this sample achieve similar or worse results than age groups 20-30 years older in the general population. Low physical fitness levels in older adults with ID demonstrate that this group is prone to unnecessary premature loss of functioning and health problems, and maintaining physical fitness should have priority in practice and policy. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10