Physical Activity Promotion for Persons Experiencing Disability: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Research and Practice

Stamatis Agiovlasitis ^[1] ; Joonkoo Yun ^[2] ; Jooyeon Jin ^[3] ; Jeffrey A. McCubbin ^[4] ; Robert W. Motl ^[5]
1. [1] Mississippi State University
  
  Mississippi State University
  
  Estados Unidos
2. [2] Oregon State University
  
  Oregon State University
  
  Estados Unidos
3. [3] University of Seoul
  
  University of Seoul
  
  Corea del Sur
4. [4] Colorado State University
  
  Colorado State University
  
  Estados Unidos
5. [5] University of Alabama at Birmingham
  
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  
  Estados Unidos
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Localización: Adapted physical activity quaterly, ISSN 0736-5829, Vol. 35, Nº. 4, 2018, págs. 437-457
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This paper examines the need for interdisciplinary knowledge in the formation of public health models for health-promoting physical activity (PA) for people experiencing disability. PA promotion for people experiencing disability is a multifaceted endeavor and requires navigating a multitude of complicated and interactive factors. Both disability and health are multifaceted constructs and the relationship between PA and health is embedded within a complicated web of interactive influences. PA promotion must consider interacting biological and psychosocial factors within the person and in the sociopolitical environment. Models for research and practice need to evolve from value and belief systems that center on people experiencing disability without stigmatizing them. We argue that interdisciplinary research and practice is needed in navigating the intricacies of PA promotion toward improving the health of people experiencing disability and facilitating inclusion, empowerment, and dignity.