Exploring parents' experiences of promoting physical activity for their child with intellectual disabilities.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
; 34(1): 140-148, 2021 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities participate in low levels of physical activity and have a greater reliance on their parents to provide activity opportunities. This study explored parents' experiences of promoting physical activity for their child with intellectual disabilities.METHODS:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight parents of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Interviews were independently coded and analysed by two researchers using thematic analysis.RESULTS:
Four themes and nine subthemes were identified. Overall, parents had positive views of physical activity. However, parents face numerous barriers that limit their ability to promote physical activity for their child with intellectual disabilities.CONCLUSIONS:
Parents experience high levels of exclusion and stigma that negatively affect their promotion of physical activity for their child with intellectual disabilities. Overcoming the barriers faced by parents could therefore be an indirect method to increase physical activity in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Discapacidad Intelectual
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido