Adapted Sport & Recreation Camps and Programs
This study has been approved by the University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (REB18-0292)
About the study
We are working with the Calgary Adapted Hub and its 7 partners to evaluate programs run by this group that are either adapted, inclusive, or para sport, recreation, or physical activity.
Am I eligible to participate?
Inclusion Criteria
You are eligible to take part if you are 4 to 25 years of age and participating in select programs at the University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, Repsol Sport Center, and WinSport.
A) Individuals with a disability taking part in the program,
B) Individuals who do not have a disability and are taking part in the program,
C) Individuals with a disability who for any reason are unable to take part in the program,
A parent of each youth participant will be asked to participate and complete a parent questionnaire. They may support their child in completing some participant questionnaires if their child is unable to complete them independently.
What would I have to do?
You will be asked to take part in 3 or 4 testing timepoints. Including a pre-/baseline measure, a 6-month, and a 12-month follow. A fourth timepoint may be collected during/or mid-way through a program.
At each time point, you will be asked to:
Wear an Actigraph watch for 1 week
You will be asked wear the watch for 7 days and nights to learn how much time is spent sitting stationary, how much time is spent moving, and how much time is spent moving at higher intensities
Complete 5 surveys
- The Children’s Attraction to Physical Activity scale
- The Self-Perception Profile for Children Questionnaire
- a Physical Activity and Demographics Questionnaire
- The EQ-5D (Quality of Life)
- The MeEAP and Building Blocks Questionnaire (Quality of Participation)
A parent questionnaire
A parent will be asked to complete the CarerQoL (parent Quality of Life) questionnaire at each timepoint.