Intellectual Disabilities

The effects of a supervised resistance-training program on Special Olympics athletes.

November 1, 2008
BY: Machek MA, Stopka CB, Tillman MD, Sneed SM, Naugle KE. Dept of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. J Sport Rehabil. 2008 Nov;17(4):372-9.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of a resistance-training program on athletes with intellectual disabilities (ID). DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS: 2-way (2 x 2), repeated-measures analysis of variance on 2 groups (males and females); 30 Special Olympics (SO) athletes, age 16-22 (16 males, 14 females). INTERVENTION/OUTCOME MEASURES: Resistance training, twice per week, for 3 months on Med-X weight equipment.… Read More »»

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

October 1, 2008
BY: Peterson JJ, Lowe JB, Peterson NA, Nothwehr FK, Janz KF, Lobas JG. Oregon Health and Science University, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. peterjan@ohsu.edu Am J Health Promot. 2008 Sep-Oct;23(1):35-42.

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 with intellectual disabilities. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used. Data was collected via oral interview. SETTING: Community-based group, supported-living settings in one Midwestern state. SAMPLE: A total of 152… Read More »»

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Nutrition education and support program for community-dwelling adults with intellectual disabilities.

October 1, 2008
BY: Humphries K, Traci MA, Seekins T. Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana Rural Institute, 52 Corbin Hall, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. khumphries@ruralinstitute.umt.edu Intellect Dev Disabil. 2008 Oct;46(5):335-45.

To test the efficacy, acceptability, and appropriateness of a nutrition education and support program, 4 community-based group homes for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities participated in a pilot intervention with extended baseline period and pre-post-test design. Adults (N = 32) with intellectual or developmental disabilities, 20 direct service staff, 4 managers of group homes,… Read More »»

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Environmental Toxins Research: Lead

September 1, 2008

Blood lead concentrations < 10 microg/d: and child intelligence at 6 years of age. Jusko TA, Henderson CR, Lanphear BP, Cory-Slechta DA, Parsons PJ, Canfield RL. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.  Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb;116(2):243-8.  Comment in:   Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb;116(2):A60-1. BACKGROUND:… Read More »»

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Health Education Research: Health Communication

August 1, 2008

Computer and internet use by persons after traumatic spinal cord injury. Goodman N, Jette AM, Houlihan B, Williams S.  Department of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA. naomirgoodman@yahoo.com  Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Aug;89(8):1492-8. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether computer and internet use by persons post spinal cord injury (SCI) is sufficiently prevalent and… Read More »»

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Environmental barriers and supports to the health, function, and participation of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities: report from the State of the Science in Aging with Developmental Disabilities Conference.

July 1, 2008
BY: Hammel J, Jones R, Smith J, Sanford J, Bodine C, Johnson M. Department of Occupational Therapy and Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608-6904, USA. hammel@uic.edu Disabil Health J. 2008 Jul;1(3):143-9.

BACKGROUND: This article summarizes the proceedings of the Environmental Barriers and Supports to Health, Function and Participation Work Group that was part of the “State of the Science in Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Charting Lifespan Trajectories and Supportive Environments for Healthy Living” symposium. The aim was to provide a research and policy agenda targeting the… Read More »»

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‘Hungry Eyes’: visual processing of food images in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome.

April 15, 2008
BY: Key AP, Dykens EM. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. sasha.key@vanderbilt.edu J Intellect Disabil Res. 2008 Jun;52(Pt 6):536-46. Epub 2008 Apr 15.

BACKGROUND: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder associated with intellectual disabilities, compulsivity, hyperphagia and increased risks of life-threatening obesity. Food preferences in people with PWS are well documented, but research has yet to focus on other properties of food in PWS, including composition and suitability for consumption. It is also unclear how food perceptions… Read More »»

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Caring for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: virtual patient instruction improves students’ knowledge and comfort level.

December 1, 2007
BY: Sanders CL, Kleinert HL, Free T, Slusher I, Clevenger K, Johnson S, Boyd SE.
Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40509, USA. cbsand2@uky.edu J Pediatr Nurs. 2007 Dec;22(6):457-66.

Nurses play a vital role in providing health care to children with developmental disability (DD) throughout the United States. Unfortunately, most nurses continue to report that they receive little or no clinical education in the area of DDs. In response to this need, a core development team consisting of nurse practitioners and nursing faculty from… Read More »»

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Poverty, socio-economic position, social capital and the health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Britain: a replication.

November 1, 2007
BY: Emerson E, Hatton C. Institute for Health Research, Lancaster, UK. eric.emerson@lancaster.ac.uk J Intellect Disabil Res. 2007 Nov;51(Pt 11):866-74.

Background When compared with their nonintellectually disabled peers, people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) have poorer health and are more likely to be exposed to poverty during childhood. Given that exposure to child poverty has been linked to poorer health outcomes, we attempted to estimate the extent to which the health inequalities faced by children and… Read More »»

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Cutoff scores, norms and patterns of feeding problems for the Screening Tool of Feeding Problems (STEP) for adults with intellectual disabilities.

July 26, 2007
BY: Matson JL, Fodstad JC, Boisjoli JA. Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. Johnmatson@aol.com Res Dev Disabil. 2008 Jul-Aug;29(4):363-72. Epub 2007 Jul 26.

Independent living is a goal for everyone, but often persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) have major challenges in this respect. In fact, deficits in daily living skills are a hallmark of the condition. One of the most serious and potentially problematic of the independent living skills is difficulties or irregularities in eating. These problems can… Read More »»

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