title: Effecting healthy lifestyle changes in overweight and obese young adults with intellectual disability.
abstract: We evaluated a 12-week recreation center-based healthy lifestyle intervention for 30 obese home-dwelling young adults (YA) with intellectual disabilities. Three cohorts participated: YA only, YA and parents, and parents only. The YA cohorts received a nutrition/exercise intervention; parents focused on modeling healthy lifestyle behaviors. Outcomes included YA blood, nutrition, anthropometric, and fitness measures at pre, post, and 3-month follow-up. Compared with wait-list controls, the YA-only cohort improved immediately postintervention in blood pressure (BP), weight, and balance (p < .05). At 3-month follow-up, no intervention was consistently superior; overall reductions in weight, BP, hip circumference, and exercise barriers were obtained (p < .05). Linear and curvilinear changes from baseline to 3 months after the intervention varied by outcome and participant. Participants with Down syndrome lost less weight.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. marge.pett@nurs.utah.edu
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pett
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eldredge
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cardell
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chambless
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D010807:Physical Endurance; D010809:Physical Fitness; D010865:Pilot Projects; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose