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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

“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 …

Understanding low levels of physical activity in people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators

LWM Bossink, AAJ van der Putten… - Research in developmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) undertake extremely low levels of
physical activity. Aims To enhance understanding concerning low levels of physical activity …

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 …

Factors associated with meeting physical activity guidelines by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

RJ Stancliffe, LL Anderson - Research in developmental disabilities, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have
sedentary lifestyles. Aims (a) compare adults with IDD with the general adult population on …

Physical activity participation among persons with disabilities: barriers and facilitators

JH Rimmer, B Riley, E Wang, A Rauworth… - American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify various barriers and facilitators
associated with participation in fitness and recreation programs/facilities among persons …

[HTML][HTML] Low levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities

K Hsieh, TIM Hilgenkamp, S Murthy, T Heller… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more likely to lead sedentary lifestyles and have
low levels of physical activity (LLPA). The present study investigated the prevalence of …

Primary and secondary barriers to physically active healthy lifestyles for adults with learning disabilities

P R. Messent, CB Cooke, J Long - Disability and rehabilitation, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Evidence shows that those with a learning disability are typically amongst the most
inactive and sedentary members of the population, yet few studies have focused on the …