ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Feasibility and Reliability of a Physical Fitness Test Battery in Individuals with Down Syndrome.
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Effects of Cuevas Medak Exercises Vs Rebound Exercises on Physical Fitness in Children With Down Syndrome
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Handgrip strength measurement protocols in individuals with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-regression.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Associations Between Flexibility and SAMU DIS-FIT Physical Fitness Parameters in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- Metabolic, Hematological, and Functional Health in Adults with Down Syndrome and Significance of Parental Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Body composition parameters and sarcopenia in adults with Down syndrome: a case-control study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Strength versus aerobic program: effects on body composition and health-related physical fitness levels of youths with Down syndrome.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Effects of exercise programs on cardiovascular responses in individuals with down syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Review
- Physical Fitness Variables, General Health, Dementia and Quality of Life in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Feasibility and Reliability of Health-Related Physical Fitness Tests in Children and Adolescents with Hearing Impairment.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of a 24-week exercise program on anthropometric, body composition, metabolic status, cardiovascular response, and neuromuscular capacity, in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Effects of Physical Exercise Program in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities-A Study Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Six Spot Step Test in People with Intellectual Disability.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Effect of virtual reality therapy, combined with physiotherapy for improving motor proficiency in individuals with Down syndrome: A systematic review.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Considerations for the Design of a Physical Fitness Battery to Assess Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Preliminary Reference Values for the SAMU DIS-FIT Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The association of dementia risk symptoms and functional activity in adults with Down syndrome.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundDown syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder that occurs because of an abnormal division between cells that results in an extra copy of chromosome 21. Some studies show that physical exercise in people with DS increases some cognitive capacities, such as memory, and improves the quality of life.
aimThe main aim of this study was to perform an analysis of the reliability and feasibility of the SAMU-Disability Fitness (DISFIT) battery in adults with DS.
methodsA cross-sectional study with a test-retest design was performed in a maximum interval of 2 weeks in 37 subjects (11 women and 26 men) aged between 21 and 58 years old with DS. Eight field-based fitness tests were proposed to assess the physical fitness (PF) of adults with DS: Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), the Deep Trunk Flexibility test (DTF), the Hand Grip test (HG), the Timed Stand Test (TST), the 30-s Sit-Up (SUP) and the 6-Min Walk Test (6MWT).
resultsThe intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) in all the tests was good and high (>0.80), except for the 6MWT, whose reliability was fair.
conclusionThe SAMU-DISFIT battery is a reliable and feasible physical fitness battery which has been created with the purpose of establishing tests which measure the four basic components of PF (flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness and motor fitness) in adults with DS.
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