학술논문

Results From Finland's 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities.
Document Type
Article
Source
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Jul2023, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p475-484. 10p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.
Subject
*LEISURE
*PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities
*FOCUS groups
*RESEARCH methodology
*INTERVIEWING
*PHYSICAL fitness
*PHYSICAL activity
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*THEMATIC analysis
*HEALTH promotion
Language
ISSN
0736-5829
Abstract
Finland's 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities includes a summary of results and grades for 10 physical activity indicators and highlights how these grades are interpreted by stakeholders. The disability classification was based on the UNICEF/Washington Group on Disability Statistics measure, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7) measure, or education status. Data between 2017 and 2021 were reviewed by 24 physical activity specialists using benchmarks adapted for data on disabilities from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance. The grades were assigned as follows: Overall Physical Activity, C+; Organized Sport, C; Active Play, D; Active Transportation, B; Family and Peers, C+; School, B; Community and Environment, C−; Government, A−; sedentary behavior and physical fitness were graded as incomplete. Stakeholder focus-group discussions highlighted the need for multidisciplinary cooperation and increasing competence of specialists working with children to promote a physically active lifestyle for all children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]