Exploring Adaptive Cycling Interventions for Young People with Disability: An Online Survey of Providers in Australia.

ABSTRACT: Adapted cycles offer young people with disability a fun way to participate in over-ground cycling, but little is known about current practices to train and sustain cycling in this group. This study aimed to describe interventions used to introduce adaptive cycling to young people with disability and explore barriers and facilitators to adapted cycle use. A cross-sectional online survey was distributed among Australian allied health, education and recreation providers through targeted advertizing and snowball methods. Data were analysed using mixed methods and reporting was guided by the CHERRIES and CROSS checklists. There were 107 respondents with n = 90 (84.1%) who fully completed the survey. Respondents worked with riders who had cerebral palsy, neurodevelopmental disabilities and movem

SUBMITTER: Carey JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10488225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature