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Physical activity among adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities in 15 European countries

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10/2017
Author
Ng, Kwok
Tynjala, Jorma
Sigmundova, Dagmar
Augustine, Lilly
Sentenac, Marianne
Rintala, Pauli
Inchley, Joanna Catherine
Keywords
Inclusion
Mainstream schools
Health
Chronic conditions
Disability
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
3rd-DAS
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Physical activity (PA) is an important health-promoting behavior from which adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities (LTID) can benefit. It is important to monitor differences across countries in adherence with PA recommendations for health. The aim of this study was to compare PA levels among 15 European countries after disaggregating data by disability. Data from pupils (mean age = 13.6 years, SD = 1.64) participating in the 2013/2014 Health Behavior in School-aged Children study were analyzed to compare adolescents without LTID, with LTID, and with LTID that affects their participation (affected LTID). Logistic regression models adjusted for age and family affluence, stratified by gender and country group with PA recommendations for health as the outcome variable. With the data pooled, 15% (n = 9,372) of adolescents reported having LTID and 4% (n = 2,566) having affected LTID. Overall, fewer boys with LTID met PA recommendations for health than boys without LTID, although it was not statistically significant either at the national levels or for girls.
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Ng , K , Tynjala , J , Sigmundova , D , Augustine , L , Sentenac , M , Rintala , P & Inchley , J C 2017 , ' Physical activity among adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities in 15 European countries ' , Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly , vol. 34 , no. 4 , pp. 456-465 . https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2016-0138
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Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2016-0138
ISSN
0736-5829
Type
Journal article
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© 2017 Human Kinetics. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2016-0138
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/11844

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