ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2015
The effectiveness of racket-sport intervention on visual perception and executive functions in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning.
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- The optimal exercise for improving inhibitory control in children and adolescents with NDDs: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a meta-analysis using the RE-AIM framework.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions on Executive Function Among People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a 12-week table tennis training on physical fitness and serum antioxidant parameters for older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Badminton Improves Executive Function in Adults Living with Mild Intellectual Disability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Non-pharmacological executive function interventions for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Table Tennis as a Tool for Physical Education and Health Promotion in Primary Schools: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Does mental fatigue affect performance in racket sports? A systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Benefits of Table Tennis for Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Motor imagery for paediatric neurorehabilitation: how much do we know? Perspectives from a systematic review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of school-based physical activity programs in enhancing attention, academic performance, and social relationships among children with intellectual disabilities: evidence from Pakistani schools.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Cognitive function and heart rate variability in open and closed skill sports.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
- Coaching styles and sports motivation in athletes with and without Intellectual Impairments.PloS one · 2023Article
- Benefits of Regular Table Tennis Practice in Body Composition and Physical Fitness Compared to Physically Active Children Aged 10-11 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Effects of Table Tennis Training in Parkinson Disease.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2020Article
- Sport Intervention Programs (SIPs) to Improve Health and Social Inclusion in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Review
- Eye on the Ball: Table Tennis as a Pro-Health Form of Leisure-Time Physical Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the effects of table tennis training (TTT) versus standard occupational therapy (SOT) on visual perception and executive functions in school-age children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning. SUBJECTS AND
methodsChildren (n=91) were randomly assigned to intervention with either SOT (n=46, 20 females, mean age =10.9±3.9 years) or TTT (n=45, 21 females, mean age =10.6±3.6 years), while another 41 (18 females, mean age =10.7±4.0 years) served as controls. Both the SOT and TTT programs were administered 60 minutes per session, three times a week, for 16 weeks. The Test of Visual Perceptual Skill-third edition (TVPS-3) was used to evaluate visual perception, and executive functions were assessed by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test 64-card version (WCST-64) and the Stroop test.
resultsAt postintervention, the two intervention groups significantly outperformed the control group on all measures of visual perception and executive functions. Participants in the TTT group had significantly greater before-after changes on all measures of the TVPS-3, WCST-64, and the Stroop test compared to the SOT and controls.
conclusionTable tennis could be considered a therapy option while treating cognitive/perceptual problems in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning. Implications for clinical professionals and recommendations for further research are discussed.
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