Habitual physical activity among adolescents with visual impairments

Abstract

Physical activity practice is known as a great tool in chronic diseases prevention, however we can observe a high prevalence of sedentary habits, especially among people with disability. The purpose of this study was to analyze habitual physical activity practice in adolescents with visual impairment. For that, 16 adolescents with visual impairment (age = 12.81 ± 2.07 years old) answered a questionnaire and used pedometer for four days. It was used descriptive statistic, independent T test and correlation, in every case with significance level alpha < 0.05. Results showed that physical activity level among adolescents was often below the recommended parameters. Girls and those with total visual impairment presented worse results. Adolescents exhibited higher physical activity level in week days. Thus, we can conclude that adolescents were insufficiently actives, what indicates the necessity of more interventions.