Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
Date Submitted: Nov 25, 2021
Date Accepted: Mar 21, 2022
Programs Using Interactive Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in People with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT
Background:
People with intellectual and multiple disabilities tend to have very low levels of physical activity.
Objective:
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive picture of intervention programs using interactive technologies to promote forms of physical activity in people with intellectual and multiple disabilities
Methods:
Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist, a scoping review was conducted to identify and provide a synthesis of eligible studies published in English between 2010 and 2021. Studies were identified by searching PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, ERIC and CINHAL as well as by using Google Scholar and manual searches.
Results:
Forty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Those studies were divided into two groups based on whether they pursued the increase in physical activity through (a) the delivery of brief periods of preferred stimulation contingent on specific responses or (b) the use of video games (exergames) and related auditory and visual stimulation. Then, a narrative synthesis of the studies was provided.
Conclusions:
The evidence reported by the two groups of studies is encouraging. Yet, new research is needed to compare the overall applicability and impact of the intervention strategies proposed by those groups of studies.
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