The effect of systematic prompting on the acquisition of five muscle-strengthening exercises by adults with mild intellectual disabilities

• Iva Obrusnikova ^[1] ; Haley M. Novak ^[1] ; Albert R. Cavalier ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Delaware

     University of Delaware

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Adapted physical activity quaterly, ISSN 0736-5829, Vol. 36, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 447-471
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Adults with intellectual disability have significantly lower musculoskeletal fitness than their peers without a disability. Appropriate instructional strategies are needed to facilitate their acquisition and maintenance of musculoskeletal fitness. In this multiple-baseline across-participants single-subject study, the authors evaluated the effects of a multicomponent package that included a video-enhanced system of least-to-most prompts on the acquisition of 5 muscle-strengthening exercises in 3 women with mild intellectual disability, age 24–37 yr. Results show substantive gains in correct and independent performance of steps in the 5 exercises during the treatment condition. The improved performance was maintained 2 wk after the last treatment session and in a large YMCA gym. The study suggests that use of the video-enhanced system of least-to-most prompts can lead to improved acquisition and maintenance of muscle-strengthening exercises by adults with mild intellectual disability