TY  - JOUR
T1  - Success Factors for Physical Activity Among Children and
Adolescents with Hearing Impairments
AU - Omar Abdulrahman, Shokhan AU - Radzani Abdul Razak, Mohd AU - Hanafi Mohd Yasin, Mohd AU - Boon Hooi, Lim 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 8
SP  - 2398
EP  - 2408
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.2398.2408
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.2398.2408
KW  - Physical activity
KW  -children and adolescents
KW  -deafness
KW  -hearing impairments
KW  -physical fitness
KW  -social
KW  -psychological
KW  -environment
AB  - It is universally known that physical activity can be beneficial for physical and mental health. Several
studies have indicated that children with hearing impairments possess diminished motor ability and motor skills
in comparison with normal hearing children which may lead to less Physical Activity (PA). Therefore, it is
necessary to identify the needs and current levels of activity to assess the effectiveness of intervention
programs in order to increase physical activity. The main purpose of this article is to identify the factors that
could have an effect on Physical Activity (PA) among children and adolescents with Deafness/Hearing
Impairments (D/HI). The method used was a review of current studies of physical activity in order to collect the
factors that have impact on children and adolescents with D/HI. The result showed that social and
environmental factors, physical fitness and psychological factors can lead to an increase in PA. In addition,
the literature provided a few studies about physical activity specifically for those with D/HI. From this study,
we can conclude that a combination of these factors has been rarely considered in the previous research.
Therefore, there is a need to fill this gap in the literature in order to provide decision makers with in-depth
understanding of the current needs of children and adolescents with D/HI for the purpose of assessing their
needs in different aspects.
ER  -