“I don't have time”: Barriers and facilitators to physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities

AR Taliaferro, L Hammond - Adapted Physical …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) tend to have low rates of participation in
voluntary or prescribed physical activity. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to identify …

A review of social and environmental barriers to physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities

AE Bodde, DC Seo - Disability and health journal, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is a higher prevalence of sedentary behavior among adults with
intellectual disability (ID) compared to the general population. The majority of research on …

An initial evaluation of a long-term, sustainable, integrated community-based physical activity program for adults with intellectual disability

KA Lante, JW Walkley, M Gamble… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background Physical activity (PA) programs for adults with intellectual disability (ID) have
positive impacts, at least in the short term. No research has been reported on the effect of …

Paths to leisure physical activity among adults with intellectual disabilities: self-efficacy and social support

JJ Peterson, JB Lowe, NA Peterson… - American Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. This study tested a path model that included perceptions of social support and self-
efficacy for leisure physical activity and leisure physical activity participation among adults …

Barriers and facilitators of physical activity participation among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review

S Yu, T Wang, T Zhong, Y Qian, J Qi - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) have low levels of
physical activity (PA). Understanding factors influencing the PA participation of this …

Perspectives of constraining and enabling factors for health‐promoting physical activity by adults with intellectual disability

VA Temple, JW Walkley - Journal of Intellectual and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background Physical activity influences health in individuals and within populations. This
study explored factors perceived as enabling or inhibiting participation in physical activity by …

“We can talk while we're walking”: seeking the views of adults with intellectual disability to inform a walking and social-support program

K Brooker, A Mutch, L McPherson… - Adapted Physical …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
To better understand how physical activity programs may contribute to improved health and
social-support outcomes for people with intellectual disability, the authors conducted …

The impact of physical activity and sport programs on community participation for people with intellectual disability: A systematic review

A Thomson, S Bridges, B Corrins, J Pham… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: This review examined the impact of participation in an intentional physical
activity or sport program on community participation and inclusion for people with intellectual …

Availability of physical activity resources in the environment for adults with intellectual disabilities

EK Howie, TL Barnes, S McDermott, JR Mann… - Disability and health …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) have high rates of physical inactivity,
yet little is known about the prevalence of facilitators and barriers in the built environment …

Qualitative evaluation of a physical activity health promotion programme for people with intellectual disabilities in a group home setting

A Dixon‐Ibarra, S Driver, M Nery‐Hurwit… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is a lack of health promotion programming designed to change the
physical activity environment of the group home setting. The Menu‐Choice programme …