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Effects of a Community-Based Familiarization Intervention on Independent Performance of Resistance-Training Exercise
Iva Obrusnikova1, Albert R Cavalier1, Haley M Novak1
1Iva Obrusnikova, Albert R. Cavalier, Haley M. Novak, Ashleigh E. Blair-McKinsey, and Rick R. Suminski, University of Delaware.
Abstract:
Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have significantly lower levels of fitness compared to the general population. The study examined the effects of a multicomponent familiarization intervention, consisting of a visual activity schedule and a video-enhanced system of least-to-most prompting, both displayed via an iPad, on the acquisition of resistance-training exercise tasks by adults with ID, aged 18-44 years, in a community fitness center. Twelve participants were randomly allocated to an experimental group (EG) and 12 to an active control group (CG). ANOVA revealed EG correctly and independently performed a significantly greater number of steps of four resistance-training exercise tasks compared with CG, relative to preintervention levels (p < .01). The intervention was effective in promoting functional performance of resistance-training exercise tasks among adults with ID.
