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Exploring parents' experiences of promoting physical activity for their child with intellectual disabilities.

Arlene M McGartySophie C WestropCraig A Melville
Published in: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID (2020)
Parents experience high levels of exclusion and stigma that negatively affect their promotion of physical activity for their child with intellectual disabilities. Overcoming the barriers faced by parents could therefore be an indirect method to increase physical activity in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • sleep quality
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms