Lauren T Ptomey1, Amanda N Szabo1, Erik A Willis2, J Leon Greene3, Jessica C Danon1, Richard A Washburn1, Daniel E Forsha4, Joseph E Donnelly1. 1. Cardiovascular Research Institute, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. 2. Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. 3. Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 4. Ward Family Heart Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Adults with Down syndrome are less physically active than their typically developed peers. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of delivering moderate-to- vigorous exercise sessions, led by a trained health educator using real-time video conferencing, to groups of young adults with Down syndrome in their homes. METHODS: Participants were randomized to 30-minute group exercise sessions either 1 or 2 times a week delivered on an iPad mini tablet computer using the Zoom video conferencing application, and were asked to attend individual support/education sessions once a week using FaceTime® on the iPad, for 12 weeks. Minutes of MVPA during all group sessions were assessed using a Fitbit Charge HR activity/heart rate monitor. Participants were also asked to complete weekly homework assignments involving MVPA. RESULTS: Twenty-seven participants (n = 14,1 session·wk-1, n =13, 2 sessions·wk-1), mean age 27.9 ± 7.1 yrs., ~ 41% female, enrolled in and completed the 12-wk. intervention. Attendance at group exercise and individual support/education sessions did not differ significantly between those randomized to 1 (exercise sessions =89.9 ± 8.8%, support/education sessions = 81.2 ±18.7%) or 2 sessions·wk-1 (exercise sessions = 88.8 ± 7.7%; p=0.79, support/education sessions= 86.0 ± 20.9%; p=0.87). Participants averaged 27.7 ± 5.7 mins·session-1 of MVPA with no significant difference between the 1 (26.6 ± 3.0 mins·session-1) and 2 session·wk-1 groups (28.8 ± 7.7 mins·session-1, p=0.16). The completion rate for homework assignments did not differ significantly between the 1 (21.4 ± 26.3%) and 2 session·wk-1 groups (37.7 ± 21.7%, p=0.28). CONCLUSION: Exercise delivered by group video conferencing may be a feasible and potentially effective approach for increasing MVPA in adults with Down syndrome.
PURPOSE: Adults with Down syndrome are less physically active than their typically developed peers. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of delivering moderate-to- vigorous exercise sessions, led by a trained health educator using real-time video conferencing, to groups of young adults with Down syndrome in their homes. METHODS: Participants were randomized to 30-minute group exercise sessions either 1 or 2 times a week delivered on an iPad mini tablet computer using the Zoom video conferencing application, and were asked to attend individual support/education sessions once a week using FaceTime® on the iPad, for 12 weeks. Minutes of MVPA during all group sessions were assessed using a Fitbit Charge HR activity/heart rate monitor. Participants were also asked to complete weekly homework assignments involving MVPA. RESULTS: Twenty-seven participants (n = 14,1 session·wk-1, n =13, 2 sessions·wk-1), mean age 27.9 ± 7.1 yrs., ~ 41% female, enrolled in and completed the 12-wk. intervention. Attendance at group exercise and individual support/education sessions did not differ significantly between those randomized to 1 (exercise sessions =89.9 ± 8.8%, support/education sessions = 81.2 ±18.7%) or 2 sessions·wk-1 (exercise sessions = 88.8 ± 7.7%; p=0.79, support/education sessions= 86.0 ± 20.9%; p=0.87). Participants averaged 27.7 ± 5.7 mins·session-1 of MVPA with no significant difference between the 1 (26.6 ± 3.0 mins·session-1) and 2 session·wk-1 groups (28.8 ± 7.7 mins·session-1, p=0.16). The completion rate for homework assignments did not differ significantly between the 1 (21.4 ± 26.3%) and 2 session·wk-1 groups (37.7 ± 21.7%, p=0.28). CONCLUSION: Exercise delivered by group video conferencing may be a feasible and potentially effective approach for increasing MVPA in adults with Down syndrome.
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Down syndrome; MVAP; exercise; remote delivery; technology
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