The benefits of physical activity for youth with developmental disabilities:...
OBJECTIVE: Analyze evidence of the benefits of physical activity for youth with developmental disabilities. DATA SOURCES: Key word searches for “disability,” “physical activity,” “exercise,” “fitness,”...
View ArticleUpdate on physical activity including special needs populations.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Childhood obesity rates remain high, especially among adolescents, minorities, and children with disabilities. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association...
View ArticleGirls with spinal cord injury: social and job-related participation and...
OBJECTIVE: To examine social and job-related participation among girls with spinal cord injury (SCI) and relationships between participation, depression, and quality of life. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING:...
View ArticleSports and disability.
Participation in recreational and competitive sports at an early age has long been touted as a positive influence on growth and development, and for fostering lifelong healthy lifestyles. The benefits...
View ArticleYouth with spina bifida and transitions: health and social participation in a...
OBJECTIVE: To describe outcomes and identify factors that affect social participation in youth and young adults with spina bifida. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective data from a nationally representative survey...
View ArticleDeterminants of social participation–with friends and others who are not...
BACKGROUND: Social participation provides youths with opportunities to develop their self-concept, friendships, and meaning in life. Youths with cerebral palsy (CP) have been reported to participate...
View ArticleHow does participation of youth with spina bifida vary by age?
BACKGROUND: Youth with disabilities are at risk for decreased participation in community activities. However, little is known about participation at different developmental periods of childhood and...
View ArticleSocial Participation in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Youth and...
OBJECTIVE: To describe social participation and identify factors that affect it in a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults with autism. METHODS: Longitudinal cohort study...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Rare Conditions Project
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded South Carolina Study of Adolescents and Young Adults with Rare Conditions grant will utilize administrative data that are managed by the...
View ArticleFamily Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD)
Academy for Educational Development, through program support from the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Format Network organization FCTD supports...
View ArticleEvaluation of an Activities of Daily Living Scale for Adolescents and Adults...
Activity limitations are an important and useful dimension of disability, but there are few validated measures of activity limitations for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. This...
View ArticleSupporting students with disabilities–promoting understanding amongst mentors...
Tee S, Cowen M. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. s.r.tee@soton.ac.uk Nurse Educ Pract. 2012 Jan;12(1):6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.03.020. Epub...
View ArticleObesity and overweight prevalence among adolescents with disabilities
Rimmer JH, Yamaki K, Davis BM, Wang E, Vogel LC. Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago,...
View ArticleAre adolescent girls with a physical disability at increased risk for sexual...
Alriksson-Schmidt AI, Armour BS, Thibadeau JK. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. sax3@cdc.gov. J Sch...
View ArticleBarriers and facilitators to treatment participation by adolescents in a...
Oruche UM, Downs S, Holloway E, Draucker C, Aalsma M. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2013 May 17. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12076. [Epub ahead of print] Department of Environments for Health, Indiana University...
View ArticleThe role of coping strategies in predicting change in parenting efficacy and...
Woodman AC, Hauser-Cram P. Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Lynch School of Education, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. J Intellect Disabil Res....
View ArticleUsing pedometers to measure moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for youth...
Michael W. Beets, M.P.H., Ph.D., Kenneth H. Pitetti, Ph.D. Published Online: April 09, 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2010.02.002 Background: Pedometers serve as one of the most feasible...
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