Functional fitness of adults with Down syndrome: a longitudinal study

IF 2.1 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Pub Date : 2023-11-15 DOI:10.1111/jir.13107

P. H. Boer

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Abstract

Background

Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are born with and develop many health-related complications. The purpose of this study was to determine the longitudinal functional fitness profile of adults with DS.

Methods

The functional fitness of adults with DS was tested twice, 12 years apart. Sixty-six adults with DS were tested for body mass, stature and 10 functional fitness tests. Data were categorised according to gender and age-specific categories.

Results

Static balance, shoulder flexibility, trunk strength and aerobic capacity deteriorated significantly with medium to large effect sizes for both DS men and women (most age categories). For women, dynamic balance deteriorated significantly, and for men, leg- and upper body-strength deteriorated significantly.

Conclusions

Practitioners working in the field of adapted physical activity should take cognisance of the functional fitness ageing profile of adults with DS and timeously develop habitual physical activity interventions to reduce the effect of accelerated ageing experienced by this population.

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成人唐氏综合症的功能适应度:一项纵向研究。

背景:唐氏综合征(DS)患者出生时伴有许多与健康相关的并发症。本研究的目的是确定成人退行性椎体滑移的纵向功能健康状况。方法:对成人退行性痴呆患者进行两次功能适应度测试，间隔12年。对66名成人退行性痴呆患者进行了体重、身高和10项功能体能测试。数据按性别和年龄分类。结果:静态平衡、肩部柔韧性、躯干力量和有氧能力在DS男性和女性(大多数年龄组)中到大的效应量显著恶化。对于女性来说，动态平衡明显恶化，而对于男性来说，腿部和上身力量明显恶化。结论:适应性体育活动领域的从业人员应认识到成人退行性痴呆患者的功能健康老龄化特征，及时制定习惯性体育活动干预措施，以减少这一人群经历的加速衰老的影响。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Intellectual Disability Research is devoted exclusively to the scientific study of intellectual disability and publishes papers reporting original observations in this field. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, psychological and sociological studies, and ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the treatment and prevention of intellectual disability and of associated impairments and disabilities, and/or inform public policy and practice. Expert reviews on themes in which recent research has produced notable advances will be included. Such reviews will normally be by invitation.