[Organic fitness and capacity for motor performance of handicapped adolescents in vocational training].
In our modern working world, young adults with disabilities not only face problems in securing employment, but, also, in finding adequate vocational training places. This had in the 1970s lead to the establishment of vocational training institutions. Local employment offices and employers however, again and again complain about poor organic capacity and endurance in young people trained in these centres. It consequently is very difficult for these young people to be placed in the open labour market. A study of the various principal demands on motor functioning and of pulmonary capacity was to clarify the extent to which deficits in motor and cardiopulmonary fitness exist. A total of 328 subjects (mean age 18:5 years), among them 17 wheelchair users, were examined relative to their motor and organic capacity. Significant deficits were found in nearly all component functions compared to nonhandicapped peers, with arm and trunk muscle strength the only exception to this negative performance picture. The motor deficits found were greatest in respect of dexterity and balance. Possible reasons for these motor deficits are discussed, and measures concerning disability-specific sports classes are discussed.
D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D014829:Vocational Education; D014830:Vocational Guidance; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
Die organische Belastbarkeit und das motorische Leistungsvermögen behinderter Jugendlicher in der Berufsausbildung.