title: Effects of an exercise programme on anxiety in adults with intellectual disabilities.
abstract: Although high anxiety is common in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the anxiolytic effects of exercise have been systematically recognised in clinical and non-clinical populations, research is scant concerning the role played by exercise on anxiety in people with ID. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a 12-week exercise programme on anxiety states in a group of adults with ID. Twenty-seven individuals with mild to moderate ID were randomly assigned to an exercise group or a control group. The Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale adapted for individuals with ID and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y were used to assess trait and state anxiety. In comparison with the control group, the anxiety scores of people in the exercise group decreased significantly over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA), University of Padua, Italy. attilio.carraro@unipd.it
authors.forename: Attilio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carraro
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gobbi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome