European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 12, 3 (2019) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2019.002

Physical activity patterns in adults who are Deaf

José Marmeleira1,2,3,*, Luís Laranjo1,3, Jorge Bravo1, Diogo Menezes1
1 Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2 Comprehensive Health Research Centre, Évora, Portugal
3 Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, Portugal

The benefits of physical activity for health are well known, but there is limited information about its patterns in some disability groups. The main purpose of this study was to measure physical activity in a sample of adults who are Deaf. Sixty-two Deaf adults (18-65 years) from both genders (64.3% women) participated. Physical activity was measured by accelerometers worn near the right hip for at least three days. Twenty-nine (~59%) of the 49 participants that met the accelerometer criteria reached the recommendation of 30 min per day of moderate-to-vigorous PA. However, no one achieved that goal in bouts of at least 10 minutes. Participants spent 71% of the accelerometer wear time in sedentary behaviour. It seems that hearing impairment has a lower impact on physical activity habits than other types of disability. Nonetheless, the levels of physical activity could be improved among the Deaf community, especially considering the international recommendations that aerobic activities should be performed in bouts of at least 10 minutes. Future research should collect information on the main barriers and facilitators for physical activity in adults who are Deaf, and strategies should be implemented to promote their engagement in longer bouts of physical activity

Keywords: hearing impairment; physical activity; sedentary behavior; accelerometry; adults

Received: August 20, 2018; Accepted: February 14, 2019; Prepublished online: April 26, 2019; Published: May 1, 2019  Show citation

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Marmeleira, J., Laranjo, L., Bravo, J., & Menezes, D. (2019). Physical activity patterns in adults who are Deaf. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 12(1), 3. doi: 10.5507/euj.2019.002
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