TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity levels of children with visual impairments during an adapted sports camp
AU - Tindall, Daniel W.
AU - Foley, John T.
AU - Beets, Micheal W.
AU - Lieberman, Lauren J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - The purpose of this study was to identify the physical activity (PA) levels of children and young people with visual impairments (VI) as they participated in closed and open skilled sports as part of a specially designed 1-week sports camp. Participants (N = 18; girls = 6; boys = 12; Mage= 13 years, 4 months) aged 9–19 years possessed various levels of VI. Data were collected using Actigraph GM1 accelerometers and analysed using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings suggest there was a significant effect of activity type on both intensity F(1.7,28.94) = 9.86, p =.001, (formula presented) and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) F(4,68) = 6.03, p <.001, (formula presented). The findings of this study support the continued implementation of both closed and open skill-oriented disability sports as a means to reaching recommended MVPA levels for children and young people with VI.
AB - The purpose of this study was to identify the physical activity (PA) levels of children and young people with visual impairments (VI) as they participated in closed and open skilled sports as part of a specially designed 1-week sports camp. Participants (N = 18; girls = 6; boys = 12; Mage= 13 years, 4 months) aged 9–19 years possessed various levels of VI. Data were collected using Actigraph GM1 accelerometers and analysed using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings suggest there was a significant effect of activity type on both intensity F(1.7,28.94) = 9.86, p =.001, (formula presented) and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) F(4,68) = 6.03, p <.001, (formula presented). The findings of this study support the continued implementation of both closed and open skill-oriented disability sports as a means to reaching recommended MVPA levels for children and young people with VI.
KW - Accelerometers
KW - Adapted physical activity
KW - Beep baseball
KW - Disability sport
KW - Goalball
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U2 - 10.1177/0264619616674334
DO - 10.1177/0264619616674334
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020094709
SN - 0264-6196
VL - 35
SP - 143
EP - 153
JO - British Journal of Visual Impairment
JF - British Journal of Visual Impairment
IS - 2
ER -