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Physical activity levels in Iranian children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder | ||
Sport Sciences and Health Research | ||
مقاله 6، دوره 13، شماره 2، مهر 2021 اصل مقاله (388.27 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Research Paper | ||
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22059/sshr.2021.85603 | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Sarvin Salar* 1؛ Hassan Daneshmandi1؛ Lauren J. Lieberman2؛ Ali Kashi3؛ Shahram Shafiee1 | ||
1University of Guilan | ||
2department of kinesiology, sport Studies and physical education, College at Brockport, the state University of New York , USA | ||
3Sport Sciences Research Institute of Ministry Of Science | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Autism spectrum disorder is a neuro-developmental disorder with a significant deficiency in communication characteristics, social interactions and stereotyped behaviors. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate physical activity participation in Iranian children and adolescent with autism spectrum disorders. Materials and Methods: The research method was descriptive and survey. The statistical samples were 370 children and adolescent with ASD, age 8-20 years from Iran. The international physical activity questionnaire for older children and adolescents used for measuring physical activity levels. Data analyzed by using SPSS23. Results: The results showed that 73.8% of participants were inactive during the last 7 days; 17.8% of them were active occasionally (1 to 2 times); 6.5% (3 to 4 times) and 1.1% (5 to 6 times) were physically active. During the last 7 days on weekends, 58.2% reported usually sitting position, 22.2% walking or standing, and 14.6% running or active playing and only 1.1% reported lots of running or playing. There was no significant difference in physical activity levels between girls and boys. Conclusion: The results showed the limited participation in physical activity among Iranian children and adolescents with ASD. This study seems to be a helpful for identifying the patterns and promotion of physical activity. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
adolescents؛ autism spectrum disorder؛ children؛ physical activity | ||
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