Effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review

Published:2024 Issue:2 Volume:11 Page:577-600
ISSN:2327-8994
Container-title:AIMS Public Health
language:
Short-container-title:AIMSPH

Author:

Montalva-Valenzuela Felipe¹,Castillo-Paredes Antonio²,Farias-Valenzuela Claudio³,Andrades-Ramirez Oscar⁴,Concha-Cisternas Yeny⁵⁶,Guzmán-Muñoz Eduardo⁵⁷

Affiliation:

1. Laboratorio de Fisiología del Ejercicio y Metabolismo (LABFEM), Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile

2. Grupo Investigación en Actividad Física y Salud Escolar (AFySE), Escuela de Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago, Chile

3. Facultad de Ciencias para el Cuidado de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Providencia, Chile

4. Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Entrenador deportivo, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepción, Chile

5. School of Pedagogy in Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile

6. Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile

7. School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, Universidad Santo Tomás, Talca, Chile

Abstract

<abstract> <p>This systematic review aimed to analyze the effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome (DS). A literature search was conducted across four databases EBSCO, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. The PEDro scale and the Cochrane risk of bias tool were used to assess the quality and risk of the studies, respectively. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (code: CRD42023449627). Of the 423 records initially found, 13 were finally included in the systematic review, in which 349 adults with DS participated. 92% of the articles declared at least one significant difference post-intervention. The available evidence indicates that exercise, physical activity, and sports have a positive effect on some variables of physical fitness, especially strength, balance, body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility, and functional capacity. Furthermore, it should be considered as an additional treatment or complementary therapy to improve the functionality and quality of life of adults with DS.</p> </abstract>

Publisher

American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

Reference88 articles.