Feasibility and reliability of physical fitness tests in older adults with intellectual disability: A pilot study

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-162

  Hilgenkamp, Thessa I M ^a,b   Van Wijck, Ruud ^c   Evenhuis, Heleen M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Abrona ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adult; instrumentation; intellectual disability; physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 84860780505     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2012.681773     Document Type: Article

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