Physical Activity and Recreation School Program for Special Needs Individuals and Their Parents

Summary

The general purpose of this project; "Physical Activity and Recreation School" for the evaluation of physical activity behaviors of individuals with physical disabilities between the ages of 6-18, to increase the level of knowledge and awareness of these individuals and their parents, and to enable individuals with special needs to experience sports activities in the company of health and sports professionals who are experts in their fields. is to arrange. This project consists of three main topics as evaluation, training and experimentation.

During the evaluation phase, interactive roundtable activity, valid and reliable scales and physical assessments, and barriers and motivators for physical activity participation of individuals with special needs will be evaluated. A comprehensive interactive training seminar on physical activity will be held for individuals with special needs and parents during the training phase.

In the experimentation phase, children and adolescents with special needs will participate in training programs that include exercise and sportive activities suitable for the determined physical activity barriers and motivators, and will have the opportunity to experience exercises and sportive activities that they have not experienced before. The results of this project will provide gains in the analysis and application of physical inactivity, which is seen as an important public health problem in our country, for individuals with special needs, and will also guide many relevant institutions, health professionals and educators.

Conditions

• Adolescent Behavior
• Children, Only
• Child Behavior Problem

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation

Within the scope of the evaluation, first of all, physical activity levels of children and adolescents with physical disabilities, barriers that prevent them from participating in physical activity, and motivators that can increase their participation will be determined, accompanied by an interactive roundtable meeting. Afterwards, posture analyzes of children and adolescents with special needs with physical disabilities will be performed by physiotherapists.

BEHAVIORAL

Education

In the education part, interactive informative seminars titled "Physical Activity in Individuals with Special Needs" will be given and after the objective posture assessments, postural disorders of children and adolescents with special needs will be determined and accordingly, posture and ergonomics training will be given to the participants individually.

OTHER

Experimentation

In the experimentation part, group exercises, dance therapy programs and technology-supported exercise educations with various technological equipment will be implemented in the company of physiotherapists, taking into account the posture assessments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

  collaborator OTHER

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nilay Arman, Assoc. Prof. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

• İpek Yeldan, Prof. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

• Asena Yekdaneh, Pt., MSc. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Institute of Postgraduate Education

• Elçin Akyürek, Pt., MSc. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Institute of Postgraduate Education

• İrem Kurt, Pt., MSc. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Institute of Postgraduate Education

• Tuğçe Poyraz, Pt., MSc. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Institute of Postgraduate Education

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-01-12

Primary Completion

2023-03-30

Completion

2023-04-15

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations