Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos1, Rebecca L Bassett-Gunter2, Jennifer Leo3, Ritu Sharma4, Timothy Olds5, Amy E Latimer-Cheung6, Kathleen A Martin Ginis7. 1. University of Toronto, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2W6, Canada. Electronic address: kelly.arbour@utoronto.ca. 2. York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada. Electronic address: rgunter@yorku.ca. 3. University of Alberta, The Steadward Centre for Personal & Physical Achievement, 8831 116 St NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1P7, Canada. Electronic address: jennifer.leo@ualberta.ca. 4. University of Toronto, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2W6, Canada. Electronic address: ri.sharma@mail.utoronto.ca. 5. University of South Australia, School of Health Sciences, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. Electronic address: Timothy.Olds@unisa.edu.au. 6. Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, 28 Division Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada. Electronic address: amy.latimer@queensu.ca. 7. University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 1088 Discovery Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada; University of British Columbia, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada; International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Canada's 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth provide daily recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time, and sleep for optimal health. The appropriateness of such guidelines for youth with disabilities remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To cross-sectionally examine the 24-h movement behaviours and guideline adherence in youth (ages 12-21 years) with physical and sensory disabilities. METHODS: 54 youth with physical and sensory disabilities completed two, 24-h recalls to assess PA, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze behavioural patterns and guideline adherence. Gender and age differences were tested using analyses of variance and logistic regressions. RESULTS: 55.5%, 13.0%, and 53.7% of the sample met the individual guidelines for PA, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, respectively. 3.7% of the sample met all three movement guidelines. No significant gender or age differences in guideline achievement were found. Over a 24-h period, youth spent 77 (59) minutes engaging in moderate to vigorous PA, 252 (120) minutes engaging in sedentary activity, and 546 (90) minutes sleeping. Boys reported significantly more time (adjusted Mdifference = 11 min) playing passive video games than girls. CONCLUSION: Overall, our sample of youth with physical and sensory disabilities falls far short of meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth. The low proportion of youths' time spent engaging in sport and active play is concerning, highlighting the importance of creating access to these types of PA experiences for this population. Future population-based research is needed among children and youth with all types of disabilities to build an evidence-base of their movement behaviours.
BACKGROUND: Canada's 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth provide daily recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time, and sleep for optimal health. The appropriateness of such guidelines for youth with disabilities remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To cross-sectionally examine the 24-h movement behaviours and guideline adherence in youth (ages 12-21 years) with physical and sensory disabilities. METHODS: 54 youth with physical and sensory disabilities completed two, 24-h recalls to assess PA, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze behavioural patterns and guideline adherence. Gender and age differences were tested using analyses of variance and logistic regressions. RESULTS: 55.5%, 13.0%, and 53.7% of the sample met the individual guidelines for PA, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, respectively. 3.7% of the sample met all three movement guidelines. No significant gender or age differences in guideline achievement were found. Over a 24-h period, youth spent 77 (59) minutes engaging in moderate to vigorous PA, 252 (120) minutes engaging in sedentary activity, and 546 (90) minutes sleeping. Boys reported significantly more time (adjusted Mdifference = 11 min) playing passive video games than girls. CONCLUSION: Overall, our sample of youth with physical and sensory disabilities falls far short of meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth. The low proportion of youths' time spent engaging in sport and active play is concerning, highlighting the importance of creating access to these types of PA experiences for this population. Future population-based research is needed among children and youth with all types of disabilities to build an evidence-base of their movement behaviours.
Authors: Sarah A Moore; Ritu Sharma; Kathleen A Martin Ginis; Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-12-08 Impact factor: 3.390