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Whatsapp-based physical activity intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic: A feasibility trial

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and potential efficacy of a WhatsApp-based physical activity for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fourteen parents and their children with ASD participated in the study. The intervention included parents conducting physical activities with their children with ASD for 4 weeks. Physical activity contents were provided to parents via the WhatsApp group. The data were collected through the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire and a feasibility questionnaire adapted from previ-ous studies examining the feasibility of web-based physical activities. Parents reported that WhatsApp-based physical activities were a feasible intervention to increase the physical activity level of their children with ASD and stated that the contents of the physical activity shared in the WhatsApp group were useful. The findings provided preliminary evidence for the use of WhatsApp-based physical activities to increase the physical activity level of children with ASD who stay at home due to the pandemic. © 2021 Human Kinetics, Inc.

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DisabilityExerciseSocial mediaAutism Spectrum DisorderChildCOVID-19Feasibility StudiesHumansPandemicsParentsSARS-CoV-2autismchild parent relationfeasibility studyhumanpandemic
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https://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/13072Resmi atıflarda kullanılan kalıcı adres
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https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2020-0109Yayıncı resmi DOI adresi
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AlanDeğerDil
dc.contributor.authorEsentürk, Oğuz K.
dc.contributor.authorYarımkaya, Erkan
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-18T20:27:54.887846540Z
dc.date.available2026-10-18T20:27:54.887846540Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and potential efficacy of a WhatsApp-based physical activity for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fourteen parents and their children with ASD participated in the study. The intervention included parents conducting physical activities with their children with ASD for 4 weeks. Physical activity contents were provided to parents via the WhatsApp group. The data were collected through the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire and a feasibility questionnaire adapted from previ-ous studies examining the feasibility of web-based physical activities. Parents reported that WhatsApp-based physical activities were a feasible intervention to increase the physical activity level of their children with ASD and stated that the contents of the physical activity shared in the WhatsApp group were useful. The findings provided preliminary evidence for the use of WhatsApp-based physical activities to increase the physical activity level of children with ASD who stay at home due to the pandemic. © 2021 Human Kinetics, Inc.
dc.identifier.doi10.1123/apaq.2020-0109
dc.identifier.eissn1543-2777
dc.identifier.endpage584
dc.identifier.issn0736-5829
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid34193630
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85117831426
dc.identifier.startpage569
dc.identifier.urihttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/13072
dc.identifier.volume38
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000700611900003
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics Publishers Inc.
dc.relation.ispartofAdapted Physical Activity Quarterly
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectDisability
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectFeasibility Studies
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.subjectautism
dc.subjectchild parent relation
dc.subjectfeasibility study
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.titleWhatsapp-based physical activity intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic: A feasibility trial
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
rdl.citation.scopus32
rdl.citation.wos30
rdl.departmentErzincan Binali Yıldırım University.
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