Physical Activity Levels of Children With Down Syndrome

Fox, Bianca; Moffett, Gwendolyn E; Kinnison, Clara; Brooks, Grace; Case, Laura E.

doi:10.1097/pep.0000000000000556

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“…Musculoskeletal problems associated with DS include muscle hypotonia and joint laxity, both of which can cause ambulation difficulties and other functional impairments [164]. Moreover, these problems may contribute to reduced physical activity, increased levels of obesity [168], and an elevated risk of many disorders including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis [179]. Individuals with DS across the lifespan have very low physical fitness and physical activity levels [180][181][182][183][184]; these attributes may be either causes or outcomes of musculoskeletal and metabolic issues or bidirectional relationships may be at play.…”

Section: Gaps In Sleep and Respiratory Researchmentioning

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Opportunities, barriers, and recommendations in Down syndrome research

Hendrix¹,

Amon

Abbeduto

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND: Recent advances in medical care have increased life expectancy and improved the quality of life for people with Down syndrome (DS). These advances are the result of both pre-clinical and clinical research but much about DS is still poorly understood. In 2020, the NIH announced their plan to update their DS research plan and requested input from the scientific and advocacy community. OBJECTIVE: The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and the LuMind IDSC Foundation worked together with scientific and medical experts to develop recommendations for the NIH research plan. METHODS: NDSS and LuMind IDSC assembled over 50 experts across multiple disciplines and organized them in eleven working groups focused on specific issues for people with DS. RESULTS: This review article summarizes the research gaps and recommendations that have the potential to improve the health and quality of life for people with DS within the next decade. CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights many of the scientific gaps that exist in DS research. Based on these gaps, a multidisciplinary group of DS experts has made recommendations to advance DS research. This paper may also aid policymakers and the DS community to build a comprehensive national DS research strategy.

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Section: Gaps In Sleep and Respiratory Researchmentioning

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Opportunities, barriers, and recommendations in Down syndrome research

Hendrix¹,

Amon

Abbeduto

et al. 2021

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“…Second, children with Down syndrome are less physically active relative to their typically developing peers (Fox et al . ). Parental modelling has been identified as a key facilitator of physical activity in children (Edwardson and Gorely ).…”

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Physical inactivity among parents of children with and without Down syndrome: the National Health Interview Survey

Diaz

2019

J intellect Disabil Res

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“…Además, actualmente no existen pautas específicas de AF para niños con SD, las recomendaciones para personas con DI incluyen una gran variedad de actividades recreativas dispersas a lo largo del día, donde muchos de los estudios evalúan mediante acelerometría, pero sin protocolos que den validez y confiabilidad a estas mediciones (Fox et al, 2019). Por ello, sería recomendable realizar investigaciones empleando avances tecnológicos existentes en la actualidad, como los dispositivos inerciales y de registro de la frecuencia cardiaca, que permiten conocer datos fisiológicos y cinemáticos con relación a los entrenamientos, así como para tener un control de la actividad física de los usuarios, con la finalidad de mejorar los programas de intervención de las personas con SD.…”

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Beneficios de la actividad física inclusiva para personas con síndrome de Down: revisión sistemática.

Ortiz¹,

Gamonales²,

Gámez-Calvo³

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El objetivo del trabajo fue realizar una revisión de la literatura relacionada con la actividad física como medio de inclusión para personas con Síndrome de Down. Para la búsqueda de referencias, se utilizó las siguientes palabras clave: Inclusion, Down Syndrome, y Physical Activity. Las bases de datos utilizadas fueron Web Of Science y SCOPUS. Para limitar la búsqueda, se establecieron cinco criterios de inclusión: i) Mencionar al menos alguna de las características de las personas con Síndrome de Down, ii) Utilizar la Actividad Física como herramienta de mejora de la calidad de vida iii) Seleccionar solamente artículos científicos, iiii) Disponibilidad del texto completo, y iiiii) Estar escrito en lengua inglesa. Se seleccionaron veintiún estudios, donde se extrajeron los datos de los artículos incluidos en la revisión. Los documentos abordan tópicos de investigación diferentes y han permitido conocer los principales beneficios de la actividad física para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con Síndrome de Down. The aim of the work was to conduct a review of the literature related to physical activity as a medium of inclusion for people with Down syndrome. For references search, the following keywords were used as descriptors: Inclusion, Down Syndrome, and Physical Activity. The databases used were Web of Science and SCOPUS. To limit the search, five inclusion criteria were established: i) Mention at least some of the characteristics of people with Down Syndrome, ii) Use the Physical Activity iii) Only scientific articles were selected, iiii) complete text available, and iiiii) Be written in English. Twenty-one papers were selected, where the data of the included articles were extracted and synthesized. In conclusion, the documents address different research topics and have allowed to know the benefits of physical activity and the least investigated areas, as well as to know the main recommendations to improve the quality of life of people with Down syndrome.

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Physical Activity Levels of Children With Down Syndrome

Cited by 46 publications

References 23 publications

Opportunities, barriers, and recommendations in Down syndrome research

Opportunities, barriers, and recommendations in Down syndrome research

Physical inactivity among parents of children with and without Down syndrome: the National Health Interview Survey

Beneficios de la actividad física inclusiva para personas con síndrome de Down: revisión sistemática.

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