European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 2016 (vol. 9), issue 2
Structure, validity and reliability of the Children´s Attitudes Towards Integrated Physical Education-Spanish version (CAIPE-SP)
David Cordente-Mesas, Sixto González-Víllora, Martin E. Block, Onofre R. Contreras-Jordán
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 9, 3-12 (2016) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2016.005 
The main aims of the present study is to translate, carry out and test the validity and reliability of a transculturaladaptation of the Children Attitudes towards Integrated Physical Education - Revised CAIPE-R (Block, 1995) intothe Spanish language in order to be used in Spain. Participants were 791 primary school students without disabilities(393 males and 398 females, aged between 9 to 13 years old, mean age 10.80 ± 0.739). The CAIPE-R measuresthe attitudes that children without disabilities have towards the inclusion of children with disabilities in theirgeneral physical education (GPE) lessons. Results confirm a structure of three components...
Physical fitness of individuals with intellectual disability who have Special Olympics experience
Pauli Rintala, Piritta Asunta, Jukka Lahti, Edwin Michael Loovis
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 9, 13-19 (2016) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2016.006
Physical fitness of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) is low compared to those without ID. Part of the missionof Special Olympics is to develop physical fitness. However, little is known about fitness levels of SpecialOlympics athletes. This study examined the fitness level of individuals who participated in Nordic Special OlympicsGames 2008 in Finland. The sample consisted of 59 Special Olympics athletes (44 men, 15 women, age 16-45)whose fitness scores were compared to INAS-athletes (International Association of Sport for para-athletes withID) and Finnish non-athletic individuals with ID. The fitness battery consisted of 8 items: BMI,...
Motor skills interventions in children with developmental coordination disorder: A review study
Daehyoung Lee, Rudolf Psotta, Milena Vagaja
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 9, 20-29 (2016) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2016.007
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) demonstrate significant motor deficits that place themat risk for other health problems such as low physical activity (PA) and overweight/obesity. There is a need to updatethe effect of diverse movement-based interventions that use gross motor skills to improve psychomotor developmentof this population. Thus, the purpose of this review study was to investigate the characteristics of effectivemotor skills interventions for children with DCD, analyzing types of motor tasks, instructional strategies, and learningenvironment. Studies published between January 1994 and December 2015 were extracted...
Determinants of physical activity and lifestyle of Czech 11-15 years old students with visual impairments
Daniel Mikeška, Ondřej Ješina, Martin Kudláček, Zbyněk Janečka, Michal Kalman
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 9, 30-37 (2016) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2016.008
This pilot study of lifestyle of 11-15 years old students with visual impairment is the spin-off project from longitudinalHBSC study (The Health Behavior in School Aged Children) entitled disHBSC. The aim of the study wasto analyze the determinants of physical activity and lifestyle of 11- to 15-year-old students with visual impairment,who are actively engaged in sports. The pilot study is based on original HBSC survey, which was adapted to meetspecific needs of children with visual impairments. DisHBSC survey contained 48 questions divided to the followingareas: demographical information, nutritional habits, physical activity and leisure, health,...