Anthropometric indicators of the cardiometabolic risk, muscle strength, and functional capacity of schoolchildren with intellectual disabilities during lockdown in Chile
Autor
Farías-Valenzuela, Claudio
Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes
Espoz-Lazo, Sebastián
Ferrero-Hernández, Paloma
Jofré-Saldia, Emilio
Álvarez-Arangua, Sebastián
Poblete-Aro, Carlos
Godoy Cumillaf, Andrés
Cofre-Bolados, Cristian
Valdivia-Moral, Pedro
Fecha
2022Resumen
Lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the social, psychological, and physical well-being of the world population. In the case of people with intellectual disabilities, the impact of lockdown on their physical condition and functionality is not completely clear. This study aimed to determine the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on the anthropometric indicators of cardiometabolic risk, muscle strength, and unctionality on schoolchildren with intellectual disabilities. The sample was composed of 132 students of both sexes (n = 74 pre-lockdown; n = 58 lockdown) belonging to two special education centers from the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile. Our results showed significant reductions (p ≤ 0.05) in absolute and relative handgrip
strength, as well as in functionality, when comparing pre-lockdown and lockdown measurements,
with a greater loss in girls than boys. The design and implementation of physical exercise programs
centered on strength training are necessary for the physical and functional reconditioning of this
population. These programs need to be implemented in special education centers considering the
general well-being, quality of life and work needs of people with intellectual disabilities.
Fuente
Children, 9(9), 1315Identificador DOI
doi.org/10.3390/children9091315Colecciones
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