Abstract
Background People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are at risk of being motorically inactive. This study investigated the degree and type of motor activation in daily practice and its relationship to personal and contextual factors.
Method A total of 58 participants with PIMD participated in the study. Data concerning the motor activation were collected by means of a diary over a period of 14 days. Relationships to personal and contextual factors were analysed using multilevel analyses.
Results The mean number of transfers was 3.1 times per day (range: 0¬–9, SD = 1.4), the mean number of relocations was 7.7 times per day (range: 2–13, SD = 2.5), the mean number of motor activities offered was 1.5 per day (range: 0–10, SD = 1.9). Relationships to age, gender, location and day of week were found.
Conclusion Motor activation seems to be a minor part of the support provided to people with PIMD.
Method A total of 58 participants with PIMD participated in the study. Data concerning the motor activation were collected by means of a diary over a period of 14 days. Relationships to personal and contextual factors were analysed using multilevel analyses.
Results The mean number of transfers was 3.1 times per day (range: 0¬–9, SD = 1.4), the mean number of relocations was 7.7 times per day (range: 2–13, SD = 2.5), the mean number of motor activities offered was 1.5 per day (range: 0–10, SD = 1.9). Relationships to age, gender, location and day of week were found.
Conclusion Motor activation seems to be a minor part of the support provided to people with PIMD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of intellectual & developmental disability |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 19-May-2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- intellectual disability
- profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
- motor activation
- movement
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY