Increasing physical activity in children 8 to 12 years old: experiences with VERB Summer Scorecard.
Percept Mot Skills
; 111(1): 240-8, 2010 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Interventions which facilitate physical activity of youth are vital for promoting community health and reducing obesity. This study assessed the results of a community-driven program, VERB Summer Scorecard, as knowledge of exposure to and awareness of community-based interventions for physical activity among youth could inform design and implementation of such interventions. A total of 2,215 youth ages 8 to 12 years responded to a survey about physical activity. Ordinal logistic regression suggested that youth who participated in this program were 1.73 times (95% CI = 1.41, 2.11) more likely to report high physical activity than nonparticipating youth 9 mo. after the intervention's first full-scale application. The program appeared to appeal more to girls than boys. Such results are encouraging for use in communities.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reforço por Recompensa
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Exercício Físico
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Promoção da Saúde
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Atividade Motora
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Percept Mot Skills
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos