SYSTEMATIC MAPPING OF KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER TRENDS IN ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH
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https://doi.org/10.56238/revgeov17n5-002Keywords:
Adapted Physical Activity, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Assistive Technology, Special PopulationsAbstract
This study aims to systematically map and critically the main current frontiers of scientific production related to adapted physical activity and health. To this end, a systematic literature review was conducted, based on the PRISMA 2020 recommendations. The studies were organized into thematic axes and analyzed through critical thematic synthesis. Thus, it was observed that the literature from the last five years showed greater scientific density in five main axes: exercise as clinical therapy; mental health and exercise; digital technologies and rehabilitation; aging and functionality; and neuroplasticity associated with exercise. This allows us to conclude that adapted physical activity is being reorganized around a more interdisciplinary agenda, in which functionality, cognition, well-being, technological innovation, and social participation are being treated in an integrated way, despite methodological limitations and low comparability between studies.
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