Trends of meeting Physical Activity recommendations in

Finnish adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities

Ng, Rintala, Tynjälä, Välimaa, Kokko, Villberg, & Kannas

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

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Background

There is a WHO Global recommendation of physical activity for health (2010)– At least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous

physical activity (MVPA)

PA reduces during adolescents and taking part in sports clubs during this age is linked to more adult PA

PA can appear in may parts of the ICF Coding (b455, d455, d570, d920, etc), but often not considered as part of a daily routine (d230)

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83%

7%

10%

Sample

All Members Non-Members

Methods

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Trends Characteristics

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Trends of MVPA

2002 2006 2010 20140%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Boy Girl

2002 2006 2010 20140%

10%

20%

30%

40%

MemberNon Member

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Discussions

Over time, more adolescents with LTID are meeting the PA recommendations by completing a daily routine of being physically active.

It could worthwhile to include physical activities in branch of codes belong to d230.

One possible way to reach PA recommendations for health would be to encourage adolescents to become active members of sports clubs (d9201).

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