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Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 10, No. 4, 317-335 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1744629506070051
© 2006 SAGE Publications

Using goal attainment scaling to evaluate a needs-led exercise programme for people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities

Martyn C. Jones

University of Dundee,Scotland

Robert M. Walley

NHS Lothian,Scotland

Amanda Leech

Marion Paterson

Stephanie Common

Charlotte Metcalf

Fife NHS,Scotland

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether involvement in a 16 week exercise programme improved goal attainment in areas of behaviour, access to community-based experiences, health and physical competence. Participants were women with severe intellectual disability and associated challenging behaviour (setting A,N = 14) and male/female service users with profound physical and intellectual disabilities (setting B,N = 8).The exercise programme included active and passive exercise, walking, swimming, hydrotherapy, team games and rebound therapy. Significant gains in aggregated goal attainment were demonstrated by week 16.The reliability and validity of our goal attainment procedures were demonstrated with inter-rater reliabilities exceeding 80 percent. Changes in goal attainment were concurrent with global clinical impression scores in a series of single case studies. Continuing care settings should dedicate care staff to provide routinized, continuing exercise programmes.

Key Words: behaviour • exercise • goal attainment • health • intellectual disability • nursing


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