Factors Influencing Physical Activity in Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: A Pilot Study

Table 5

Most common barriers to physical activity.

Item	Sometimes to always a barrier 𝑛 (%)
(a) My child needs more supervision than is usually available in community programs (𝑛=22)	16 (73)
(b) My limited finances to pay for adaptive equipment for my child (𝑛=20)	12 (60)
(c) The lack of school-based physical education and/or activity programs that are appropriate for my child to participate in physical activity (𝑛=19)	9 (47)
(d) My child’s mobility limitations or fragile health (𝑛=22)	10 (46)
(e) The lack of adaptive equipment in community programs to help my child participate (𝑛=21)	5 (24)