Benefits of Implementing Single National Curriculum in Special Schools of Lahore city for Children with Intellectual Disability: Teachers’ Perception

Background Childhood obesity accompanied by lower levels of health-related physical fitness (HRPF) is a major threat to public health both internationally and locally. Children with intellectual disability, especially adolescents, have a higher risk of being overweight/obese and having poor HRPF levels. Therefore, more interventions are needed to help this population attain their optimal health levels. However, there has been relatively limited research on this population compared with on their typically developing peers. Objective The proposed study aims to fill this knowledge gap by developing and examining the success of a physical activity (PA) intervention for the target population. Methods The proposed study will be a 12-week, school-based randomized controlled trial. The participants (N=48) will be recruited from special schools for students with mild intellectual disability and then randomly allocated to either the intervention group (IG) or the wait-list control group (CG). During the intervention period, the participants in the IG will receive a fun game–based moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) training program (2 sessions/week, 60 minutes/session, for a total of 24 sessions). The intensity of the activities will increase in a progressive manner. Participants in the CG will receive no program during the study period, but the same PA program will be provided to them after the completion of the study. To observe and evaluate the sustaining effects of the intervention, follow-up testing will be scheduled for the participants 12 weeks after the intervention concludes. The study outcomes will include primary outcomes (obesity- and fitness-related outcomes) and a secondary outcome (blood pressure). All of the measurements will be taken at 3 time points. After the follow-up tests, the same PA training program will be provided to the participants in the CG. Results This study is ongoing. The participants were recruited from October 2020 to November 2020. The total duration of the study is 13 months. Study results are expected at the end of 2021. Conclusions The proposed study is expected to reduce obesity and improve HRPF levels in children with intellectual disability. If proven effective, the intervention will be made accessible to more special schools and mainstream schools with students with intellectual disability. Furthermore, the study can serve as an example for international researchers, policy makers, and members of the public who are seeking to tackle the problem of obesity and poor HRPF among children with intellectual disability. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04554355; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04554355 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/25838

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Behavioural and emotional problems in children with intellectual disability attending special schools in Cape Town, South Africa

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2788.2001.00368.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 515-520 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

G. Molteno, ◽

C. D. Molteno, ◽

G. Finchilescu ◽

A. R. L. Dawes

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Cape Town ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Special Schools ◽

Behavioural And Emotional Problems ◽

Children With Intellectual Disability

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Original Research Article_Parental Attitudes towards Children with Intellectual Disability in Special Schools of South India.

Indian Journal of Mental Health(IJMH) ◽

10.30877/ijmh.8.3.2021.296-301 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 296

Author(s):

Safa Puliyakkadi ◽

Nileena Koshy ◽

Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan ◽

Binu Areekal ◽

Ashwin Raj ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disability ◽

South India ◽

Original Research ◽

Special Schools ◽

Children With Intellectual Disability

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Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability in Relation to Mother Empowerment Program

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ◽

10.47191/ijmra/v4-i12-10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 04 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Anjaly K S ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Standard Deviation ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Mean Value ◽

Financial Assistance ◽

Special Schools ◽

Parametric Data ◽

Children With Intellectual Disability

Background: The present study investigated the quality of life of 100 mothers of children with intellectual disability in selected special schools of Kottayam district, Kerala. Materials & methods: A descriptive survey was conducted among 100 mothers of children attending special schools of Kottayam district from February 2020 to September 2020. The Quality of Life was measured by using WHO QOL Malayalam questionnaire, after obtaining Institutional Ethics Committee Approval and after seeking informed consent from the participants. . The purpose of the study was explained, socio demographic data collected by interview and the data recorded. The mothers filled up the instrument and returned back to the investigator. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviations and appropriate parametric test such as independent t test for parametric data. Results: Out of the 100 mothers studied, educational status of the mothers showed that 10 had primary education, 37 had high school education, 32 had higher secondary education and 21 graduates.; occupation of the mothers showed that , 18(18%) had Government job, 20 (20% ) had private job ,15(15%) were self employed and 47 (47%) were not employed. It was found that 95(95%) of children obtained financial assistance and other benefits from local self governing bodies. The Overall quality of life scores of mothers and financial assistance obtained from the local self governing bodies was studied .The overall QOL scores of mothers is influenced by the financial assistance obtained from local self governing bodies.(P=0.01, t= 2.51). The Overall QOL Score ranged from 2 to 130 with a mean of 69.93 and Standard Deviation of 20.13 Results shows that the highest mean value was obtained for Psychological Domain with a standard Deviation of 19.85 , the lowest mean value was obtained for social relationships domain with a mean value of 39.55 and a standard deviation of 26.30.

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Mother And Father’s Behavioral Practices Towards Children With And Without Intellectual Disability Disorder (IDD)

Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies ◽

10.46568/pjgs.v18i1.32 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 179-192

Author(s):

Shaista Naz ◽

Nasir Sulman

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disability ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Future Research ◽

Special Schools ◽

Normal Children ◽

Healthy Development ◽

Children With Intellectual Disability

The study has been emphasized that adequate behavioral parents made by parents with children with intellectual disability disorder (IDD) is essential for healthy development of these children. The parental behavioral practices of the 150 families of normal children have been used as comparison with the 150 families having a child with IDD. Participants of the study have been selected from three special schools of Karachi. The structured interview procedure was adopted and at the end of printed schedule a blank page was left to write down about any information which was not covered in the questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that there are differences between fathers and mothers in their behavioral practices towards children with IDD. It seems that future research in Pakistan must be directed toward a better understanding of the differential behavioral practices demonstrated by both mother and father.

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