A Randomised Control Trial of the Impact of a Computer-Based Activity Programme upon the Fitness of Children with Autism.
A Randomised Control Trial of the Impact of a Computer-Based Activity Programme upon the Fitness of Children with Autism.
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10.1155/2014/419653
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
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Place, Maurice
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Dickinson, Kathleen;Place, Maurice
自闭症儿童的健康水平较差，引发了人们对孩子未来健康的担忧。这项研究旨在评估基于计算机的活动计划是否可以提高这些儿童的健康水平（反映在心肺功能上），并降低他们的体重指数。在一项随机对照试验中，50 名自闭症儿童（其中 33 名年龄在 11 岁以下，39 名男孩）被分配到干预组，鼓励他们在常规体育课之外使用任天堂 Wii 和软件包“马里奥和超音速参加奥运会”。 50 名自闭症儿童（34 名 11 岁以下，40 名男孩）作为对照。一年结束时，使用协方差分析 (ANCOVA) 对 Eurofit 体能测试的分数变化进行分析表明，干预组在除灵活性之外的所有测试中均取得了统计上显着的改善。这些改进也明显优于对照。这种类型的干预似乎是标准健身训练的有效补充，可以帮助自闭症儿童提高健身水平。
The poor levels of fitness in children with autism are prompting concern for the children's future health. This study looked to assess if a computer-based activity programme could improve fitness levels (as reflected in cardiopulmonary function) of these children, and achieve a reduction in their body mass index. In a randomised controlled trial, 50 children with autism (of which 33 were under the age of 11 years and 39 were boys) were allocated to an intervention group which encouraged them to use the Nintendo Wii and the software package "Mario and Sonics at the Olympics" in addition to their routine physical education classes. 50 children with autism (34 under the age of 11 years and 40 being boys) acted as controls. At the end of one year, analysis of the changes in scores using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) on the Eurofit fitness tests showed that the intervention group had made statistically significant improvement on all tests other than flexibility. These improvements were also significantly better than controls. This type of intervention appears to be an effective addition to standard fitness training in order to help children with autism improve their fitness levels.