Frame Running as a community-based exercise option for young people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments: a feasibility study

Andreopoulou, Georgia, van der Linden, Marietta L., Theis, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0002-0775-1355, Thacker, Elizabeth G, McEwan, Gary P., Koufaki, Pelagia, Jagadamma, Kavi C, Curnow, Eleanor, Phillips, Shaun M, van Schie, Petra E. M and Ryan, Jennifer M (2024) Frame Running as a community-based exercise option for young people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments: a feasibility study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. pp. 1-11. doi:10.1080/17483107.2024.2442710 (In Press)

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Abstract

Purpose: Frame Running is an adapted community-based exercise option for people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments. this mixed-methods study aimed to examine the feasibility of 1) community-basedFrame Running by young people with moderate-to-severe walking impairments and 2) conducting futurestudies on the impact of Frame Running on functional mobility and cardiometabolic disease risk factors.Materials and Methods: Weekly training sessions and data collection occurred in two sites. Quantitativedata were collected at baseline, and after 12 (both sites) and 24 (one site) weeks of training, followedby interviews or focus groups. consent and retention rates, attendance and outcome measurecompletion rates were calculated. Qualitative data were analysed abductively using concurrentinductive and deductive thematic content analysis. Data for the assessments at baseline, 12 and24 weeks were available for 23, 15 and 5 participants respectively.Results: Participants were aged 5-25 with most diagnosed with cerebral palsy (GMFcs ii-iV). consent,intervention drop-out and adherence rates were 55%, 17% and 83% respectively with no seriousadverse events. Outcome measure completion rates ranged between 60% and 98%. themes related tofacilitators to participating in Frame Running were mostly identified in the personal and social domainswith barriers more common in the environmental and policy domains.Conclusions: the study results support the existing evidence that Frame Running is a safe and acceptablecommunity-based exercise option for those with moderate-to-severe walking impairments. themes identifiedin personal, social, environmental and policy domains can guide the implementation of community-basedFrame Running participation. Our feasibility data can inform the design of future definitive studies.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Frame running; Disability sport; Physical activity; Exercise; cerebral palsy; Feasibility; Mixed-methods; Qualitative
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Depositing User:	Charlotte Crutchlow
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2025 09:09
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2025 12:00
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14666

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