Assessment of objectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with intellectual disabilities with and without Down's syndrome

AC Phillips, AJ Holland - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Objective To investigate, using accelerometers, the levels of physical activity being
undertaken by individuals with intellectual disabilities with and without Down's syndrome …

Carers' perspectives on a weight loss intervention for obese adults with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study

D Spanos, C Hankey, S Boyle, R Koshy… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - cambridge.org
The prevalence of obesity rates has been reported to be higher in adults with Intellectual
Disabilities (ID) than in the general population (1). It is likely that multi-component weight …