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TL;DR
This systematic review of 15 studies found that physical activity interventions have a moderate to strong positive impact on weight loss, sedentary behaviour, and quality of life for adults with intellectual disability.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living · 5 authors, 4 centres
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This systematic review of 15 studies found that physical activity interventions have a moderate to strong positive impact on weight loss, sedentary behaviour, and quality of life for adults with intellectual disability.
This systematic review analyzed 15 studies to evaluate physical activity interventions for adults with intellectual disability. The review identified that physical activity had a moderate to strong positive impact on outcomes including weight loss, sedentary behaviour, and quality of life. The interventions varied in content, structure, and duration across studies. Limitations include the use of a selective, potentially non-representative sample, significant variation in study designs and measurement tools, and wide variation in study durations from 7 days to 12 months. The authors conclude that physical activity is a beneficial non-pharmaceutical method for improving health needs in this population but note that generalizability is limited by sample characteristics and further research with larger sample sizes is needed.