Physiological and Psychosocial Health of Physical Activity among Adults with Mental Disabilities: Pilot Study 1

智障在職人士的運動生心健康

陳雪瑩(Suet-Ying Chan)

《大專體育學術專刊》 99年度 (2010/05) Pp. 573-581

https://doi.org/10.6695/AUES.201005_99.0075

摘要

殘疾人士痴肥情況比一般普通成人嚴重，而且平均壽命較短，對健康的需求比較高。可是研究對於在職智障成年人的調查比較少，對於可行而且有效的運動計畫亦缺乏資料。爲了提高在職智障成年人士的生、心健康，一項了解智障成年人士的生活習慣，運動量以及他們對運動的態度的研究是需要的。是次調查對象為成年智能障礙人士，級別為輕、中度智障（本研究不包括重、極重度智能障礙者），參與者人士是來自於三間庇護工場聖雅各福群會，香港心理衛生會和香港耀能協會，共有38位自願參與者而他們都是18歲以上成人，參與者平均年齡為37.68歲（SD = 10.12）。我們派發一個數步器（型狀跟傳呼機相似）給參與者，數步器需佩戴在右邊腰身上連續4日，在第五天早上硏研究人員為參與者除去數步器，並記錄總步行數量。同時我們亦派發一份有關活動量及對活動態度的問卷，內容包括：對運動預期結果，面對運動阻礙，對運動表現自我效能。調查所得出之結果顯示參與者平均每日步數為7432.14步（SD = 4073.95）。脂肪比例為27.17，對運動表現自我效能（Mean = .87, SD = .61）爲低。結論是成年智障人士應多參與運動。

關鍵字

痴肥 ； 過重 ； 智能障礙人士

並列摘要

Obesity is an important worldwide public health problem and sedentary lifestyle has been associated with increasing rates of overweight and obesity. This descriptive presentation aims to study the relationship between psychosocial health, obesity and the lifestyle among the intellectual disabled. 40 participants were enrolled, 2 dropped out due to sick leaves during the field testing period. A total of 38 adults over the age of 18 with mild to moderate intellectual disability (ID) (20 males, 18 females), (N = 38, mean age 37.68, SD = 10.1), were recruited from three sheltered workshops (St. James Settlements, The Spastics Association of Hong Kong, and The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong). Pedometer step counts were recorded on 4 consecutive (week) days. BMI and waist circumstance were also recorded. Questionnaires regarding the adults' outcome expectation, perceived barriers to exercise and performance self efficacy on physical activity were examined. Results showed that adults with intellectual disability's mean of total daily step counts is 7432 steps (SD = 4073.95), the mean BMI is 27.17 (SD = 8.05), and the performance self efficacy towards physical activity (Mean = .87, SD = .61) is low. It is concluded that both physiological and psychosocial health among adults with intellectual disability towards physical activity are low and more physical activity is needed.

並列關鍵字

obesity ； overweight ； intellectual disability