Citation: Zwinkels M, Verschuren O, Balemans A, Lankhorst K, te Velde S, van Gaalen L, de Groot J, Visser-Meily A and Takken T (2018) Effects of a School-Based Sports Program on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolic Health in Youth With Physical Disabilities: Data From the Sport-2-Stay-Fit Study. Front. Pediatr. 6:75. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00075 Effects of a School-Based Spo...

BACKGROUND Adults with intellectual disabilities have increased early mortality compared with the general population. However, their extent of multimorbidity (two or more additional conditions) compared with the general population is unknown, particularly with regards to physical ill-health, as are associations between comorbidities, neighbourhood deprivation, and age. METHODS We analysed pri...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Family physicians lack data on how best to address the needs of adults with physical disabilities. We undertook this study to understand how consumers, educators, and other professionals perceive primary care for people with disabilities. METHODS We conducted six focus groups, three with 27 health professionals in primary care practices affiliated with an urban unive...

The study aims to explore knowledge and attitudes regarding cervical cancer screening and to examine its determinants based on the perspectives of Taiwanese women with physical disabilities living in the community. A cross-sectional survey was employed in the study, and we recruited 498 women aged more than 15 years who were officially registered as having physical disabilities in Taipei County...

People with disabilities have unique experiences negotiating their sexual needs and desires with their partners. The current lack of research on sexual partner negotiations and conversations around disability demonstrates the need for further research in this area. This study examines the experiences of nine adults with physical disabilities regarding negotiations with their current, former and...

Federal and state training requirements for DSWs / p. 18 Aging and physical disabilities / p. 18 Intellectual and developmental disabilities / p. 19 Behavioral health / p. 20 DSW career paths / p. 20 Behavioral health / p. 21 Aging and physical disabilities / p. 21 Intellectual and developmental disabilities / p. 21 Improve DSW wages and access to benefits / p. 25 Reform training and credential...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine if vital tooth whitening affects oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in adults age 50 years and older, and if tooth whitening causes increased participation in social activities. METHODS Using a 2 group, single blind, randomized, pre-test, multiple post-test design, 62 participants were enrolled. The experimental group used a whiten...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of starup circuit exercise program on derivatives reactive oxygen metabolite (d-ROM) and biological antioxidant potential (BAP) levels and physical fitness of adolescents with intellectual disabilities, and to sugesst exercise programs to promote the health and physical development of such adolescents. Twelve students with intellectual disabil...

Communication is an important act in the development and empowerment of human beings. Through language, humans communicate their needs, desires, moods... Unfortunately, many physical and mental disabilities deprive some people of such communication means. Nowadays various Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems exist in order to help people with disabilities. Virtual keyboards ...

INTRODUCTION Having a disability can negatively affect provider-patient communication. Persons with disabilities report the need for better communication with their health care providers and argue that education regarding disabilities is lacking for health care professionals. We sought to determine if a patient-centred curriculum focused on individuals with disabilities could foster the develop...