The Effects of a Multi-Sports Program on the Physical Fitness, Quality of Life, and Well-Being of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities—A Study Protocol

Susana Diz, Aldo M. Costa, Miguel Jacinto (), Diogo Monteiro, Nuno Amaro, Filipe Rodrigues, Rui Matos and Raúl Antunes
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Susana Diz: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Aldo M. Costa: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Miguel Jacinto: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Diogo Monteiro: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Nuno Amaro: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Filipe Rodrigues: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Rui Matos: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Raúl Antunes: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

Disabilities, 2024, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: We intend to develop an intervention program based on sports for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) to analyze its effects on physical fitness, quality of life (QoL), and well-being. The convenience sample will consist of at least 24 participants aged between 18 and 65, of both sexes, who are institutionalized with a previous diagnosis of IDD and no associated comorbidities (e.g., visual impairment or cerebral palsy). The participants will be divided into two groups: (i) the experimental group and (ii) the control group. The experimental group will have a weekly session, lasting 60 min, for 36 weeks. There will be a baseline assessment, a final assessment, and a follow-up assessment (three months after the end of the program). The results of this study are intended to contribute to the development of more assertive community interventions, based on sports, for the benefit of this population.

Keywords: intellectual developmental disabilities; sports; quality of life; well-being; physical fitness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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