Exploring the Relationship Between Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Participation in Community-Based Exercise Programs for Persons With Physical Disabilities

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Laura C. Koch School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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Shane N. Sweet Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Montreal, QC, Canada

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Kristiann E. Man School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Krystn Orr Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Andrea Bundon International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) and School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Amy E. Latimer-Cheung School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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Jennifer R. Tomasone School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0168
Keywords:
community programming; structural equation modeling; gender
First Published Online:
20 Apr 2022
In Print:
Volume 39: Issue 4
Page Range:
380–398
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Community-based exercise programs for persons with disabilities promote greater quantity of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) participation among their members, perhaps because of the quality experiences fostered by the program. This study aimed to explore the relationship between quality and quantity of physical activity participation in the context of community-based exercise programming and the role that gender plays in this relationship. Adults with physical disabilities (N = 91; Mage = 55, 49 men) from three community-based exercise programs across Canada completed a survey asking about quality participation (Measure of Experiential Aspects of Participation [MeEAP]) and LTPA. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship between MeEAP scores and LTPA. Quality participation was not related to LTPA, even with gender included as a moderator. Men reported higher levels of LTPA and quality participation than women, highlighting gender differences that should be considered when researching and designing exercise programs for individuals with disabilities.

Tomasone (tomasone@queensu.ca) is corresponding author, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-9706

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