Physical activity levels in older adults with intellectual disabilities are extremely low

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 477-483

  Hilgenkamp, Thessa I M ^a,b   Reis, Debora ^a   van Wijck, Ruud ^c   Evenhuis, Heleen M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Abrona ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Older adults; Pedometers; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIGRAPHY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 82055181862     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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