Effects of lifestyle change interventions for people with intellectual disabilities: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Mariël WillemsAly WaningeThessa Irena Maria HilgenkampPepijn van EmpelenWim P KrijnenCees P van der SchansCraig A Melville

Published in: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID (2018)

Some effectiveness was found for lifestyle change interventions for people with intellectual disabilities. However, the effects were only statistically significant for waist circumference, so current lifestyle change interventions may not be optimally tailored to meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
body weight