12 Haftalık Geleneksel Okçuluk Aktivitesinin Hafif Düzeyde Zihinsel Engelli Ergenlerin Motor Performanslarına ve Yaşam Kalitelerine Etkisi.

Abstract

This study was conducted to explore the effect of 12 weeks of traditional archery activity on the motor performances and quality of life of adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities. 20 adolescents (experimental group: 10; control group: 10) participated in this study used the purposeful sampling model. This research is an experimental study with a pre-, post- and retention test with a control group design. As the data collection tools of the study, "motor Performance test (efficiency-accuracy)", "grip force development", "rate of grip force development", "nine-hole peg test" and "stork balance test" for motor performance test and to determine the quality of life “quality of life scale for children” was used in the study. “Mixed-model variance test (ANOVA)” was used for the analysis of the data. According to the results of the study, it was found that the experimental group showed statistically better performance in the post- and retention-tests compared to the pre-test in the variables of movement efficiency, accuracy, hand grip force development, hand dexterity, balance, and quality of life. There was no difference between the tests in the values of the control group. It was determined that the experimental group had better performance than the control group in the post-test movement efficiency, movement accuracy, hand dexterity, balance, and quality of life values. It was found that the post-test hand grip force development rate of the experimental group showed an improvement compared to the pre-test, but both hand grip force development and rate of force development performances were not different compared to the control group. As a result, it can be said that the improvements in motor performance and quality of life, except for hand grip force development and rate of force developmemt were permanent in favor of the experimental group. In addition, target-oriented sports activities such as archery can be preferred when developing rehabilitation programs for intellectually disabled adolescents with motor deficiency.