TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical and sedentary activity patterns in youths with autism spectrum disorder
AU - Pan, Chien Yu
AU - Tsai, Chia Liang
AU - Chen, Fu Chen
AU - Chow, Bik Chu
AU - Chen, Chih Chia
AU - Chu, Chia Hua
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), grant number 106-2410-H-017-022-MY3.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This research was supported by Taiwan MOST 106-2410-H-017-022-MY3. The authors also thank all the youths with ASD who participated in this study, parents, and teachers of youths with ASD for their support, and research assistants who helped with data collection and other contributions.
PY - 2021/2/11
Y1 - 2021/2/11
N2 - Little is known about the patterns of sedentary behavior and physical activity (PA) within different school levels (i.e., primary school and secondary school) and on different day types (i.e., weekdays and weekend days) among youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample was recruited from one city in Taiwan. A total of 68 male youths with ASD, aged 6–17 years, participated in the study. PA was assessed using an ActiGraph accelerometer, and sedentary behaviors (i.e., TV viewing, computer use, and reading time) were determined using a self-report log. The main findings were that (a) primary school youths with ASD were more active than secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days, but primary school youths with ASD also had more sedentary time than did secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days; (b) secondary school youths with ASD were more active but also more sedentary on weekdays compared with weekend days, but they had more screen use on weekend days compared with on weekdays. Future interventions are required to decrease sedentary behavior and increase PA to improve the health of these youths according to school level and day of the week.
AB - Little is known about the patterns of sedentary behavior and physical activity (PA) within different school levels (i.e., primary school and secondary school) and on different day types (i.e., weekdays and weekend days) among youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample was recruited from one city in Taiwan. A total of 68 male youths with ASD, aged 6–17 years, participated in the study. PA was assessed using an ActiGraph accelerometer, and sedentary behaviors (i.e., TV viewing, computer use, and reading time) were determined using a self-report log. The main findings were that (a) primary school youths with ASD were more active than secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days, but primary school youths with ASD also had more sedentary time than did secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days; (b) secondary school youths with ASD were more active but also more sedentary on weekdays compared with weekend days, but they had more screen use on weekend days compared with on weekdays. Future interventions are required to decrease sedentary behavior and increase PA to improve the health of these youths according to school level and day of the week.
KW - Accelerometer
KW - Health behavior
KW - Physical performance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100662868&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18041739
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18041739
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33670129
AN - SCOPUS:85100662868
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 4
M1 - 1739
ER -
