Sedentary time, physical activity levels and physical fitness in adults with intellectual disabilities

PJ Hsu, HS Chou, YH Pan, YY Ju, CL Tsai… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Purpose: This cross-sectional study assessed the associations of gender, age, level of
intellectual disabilities (IDs) and of daily sedentary and physical activity (PA) time with …

Feasibility and acceptability of a culinary nutrition programme for adults with mild‐to‐moderate intellectual disability: FLIP Food and Lifestyle Information Programme

RC Asher, VA Shrewsbury, B Innes… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Culinary nutrition education can support improved diet‐related health and
wellbeing. This pre‐post pilot study aimed to assess feasibility and acceptability of an eight …

Prevalence of underweight, wasting and stunting among young children with a significant cognitive delay in 47 low‐income and middle‐income countries

E Emerson, A Savage… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Undernutrition in early childhood is associated with a range of negative
outcomes across the lifespan. Little is known about the prevalence of exposure to …

Effects of a 24-week exercise program on anthropometric, body composition, metabolic status, cardiovascular response, and neuromuscular capacity, in individuals …

M Jacinto, R Matos, D Monteiro, R Antunes… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased in the last decades,
including in people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). This is even more …

Diet quality among people with intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning

DAA Gast, GLC de Wit, A van Hoof… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background We sought to assess diet quality among people with intellectual disabilities or
borderline intellectual functioning, living in residential facilities or receiving day care …

Analysis of the diet quality and nutritional state of children, youth and young adults with an intellectual disability: a multiple case study. Preliminary Polish results

M Skrzypek, W Koch, K Goral, K Soczyńska, O Poźniak… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Considering the limited amount of available data on the diet quality of
children, adolescents, and young adults with an intellectual disability (ID) in Poland, as well …

The impact of nutrition on sleep in people with an intellectual disability: An integrative literature review

L Harper, A Ooms, I Tuffrey Wijne - Journal of Applied Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience sleep
problems. Sleep can impact on health and well‐being; therefore, evidence‐based …

Sarcopenia predicts 5‐year mortality in older adults with intellectual disabilities

B Valentin, D Maes‐Festen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have a lower life expectancy than their
peers without ID. A contributing factor to the lower life expectancy and early mortality could …

Imbalanced dietary patterns, anthropometric, and body composition profiles amongst adults with Down syndrome

L Herrera-Quintana, H Vázquez-Lorente… - Nutritional …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: We aimed to analyze the anthropometric and body composition profiles of
Down syndrome (DS) adults; to describe their dietary habits, nutrient intake, and physical …

Nature and extent of intellectual disability nursing research in Ireland: a scoping review to inform health and health service research

O Doody, ME Bailey, T Hennessy - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To capture the extent and nature of intellectual disability nursing publications in
Ireland. Design Scoping review using Arksey and O'Malley approach. Data sources Six …