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Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming
OBJECTIVES: People with cerebral palsy and high support needs (CP&HSN) are profoundly inactive but also under-represented in studies evaluating physical activity interventions. Reasons for their exclusion have not been evaluated. We hypothesised that CP&HSN would be associated with high time...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9535149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001418 |
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author | Dutia, Iain Curran, Declan Donohoe, Adam Beckman, Emma Tweedy, Sean Michael |
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description | OBJECTIVES: People with cerebral palsy and high support needs (CP&HSN) are profoundly inactive but also under-represented in studies evaluating physical activity interventions. Reasons for their exclusion have not been evaluated. We hypothesised that CP&HSN would be associated with high time costs of preparatory activities (eg, getting dressed/undressed), possibly contributing to low participation and under-representation. Accordingly, this pilot study aimed to: (1) evaluate whether the time required for preparatory activities was extremely different (≥3 SD) between swimmers with and without CP&HSN; and (2) provide a qualitative indication of the preparatory tasks undertaken by swimmers with CP&HSN. METHODS: Each of three experienced (5 years) para swimmers with CP&HSN and 20 non-disabled swimmers were timed entering and then exiting the pool on three occasions. Mean entry and exit time for each para swimmer was compared with the group mean for non-disabled swimmers, and differences of greater than 3.0 SD were considered extreme. A qualitative description of the tasks completed by the para swimmers was recorded. RESULTS: The differences in time costs between para and non-disabled swimmers met the criterion of extreme. Pool entry times for para swimmers were 8–13 times greater (Effect size = 4.1–8.7). Pool exit times were 6–10 times greater (ES=7.0–9.5). 90% of tasks completed by para swimmers required personal assistance or wheeled mobility. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study suggests that, compared with non-disabled swimmers, time costs for preparation to commence or depart training are extremely high for swimmers with CP&HSN. Further research is required to evaluate the veracity of these findings. |
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spelling | pubmed-95351492022-10-07 Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming Dutia, Iain Curran, Declan Donohoe, Adam Beckman, Emma Tweedy, Sean Michael BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med Original Research OBJECTIVES: People with cerebral palsy and high support needs (CP&HSN) are profoundly inactive but also under-represented in studies evaluating physical activity interventions. Reasons for their exclusion have not been evaluated. We hypothesised that CP&HSN would be associated with high time costs of preparatory activities (eg, getting dressed/undressed), possibly contributing to low participation and under-representation. Accordingly, this pilot study aimed to: (1) evaluate whether the time required for preparatory activities was extremely different (≥3 SD) between swimmers with and without CP&HSN; and (2) provide a qualitative indication of the preparatory tasks undertaken by swimmers with CP&HSN. METHODS: Each of three experienced (5 years) para swimmers with CP&HSN and 20 non-disabled swimmers were timed entering and then exiting the pool on three occasions. Mean entry and exit time for each para swimmer was compared with the group mean for non-disabled swimmers, and differences of greater than 3.0 SD were considered extreme. A qualitative description of the tasks completed by the para swimmers was recorded. RESULTS: The differences in time costs between para and non-disabled swimmers met the criterion of extreme. Pool entry times for para swimmers were 8–13 times greater (Effect size = 4.1–8.7). Pool exit times were 6–10 times greater (ES=7.0–9.5). 90% of tasks completed by para swimmers required personal assistance or wheeled mobility. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study suggests that, compared with non-disabled swimmers, time costs for preparation to commence or depart training are extremely high for swimmers with CP&HSN. Further research is required to evaluate the veracity of these findings. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9535149/ /pubmed/36213760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001418 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Original Research Dutia, Iain Curran, Declan Donohoe, Adam Beckman, Emma Tweedy, Sean Michael Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
title | Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
title_full | Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
title_fullStr | Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
title_full_unstemmed | Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
title_short | Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
title_sort | time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9535149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001418 |
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