[Increasing children's physical activity during school recess periods]. / Cómo aumentar la actividad física de los niños durante el período del recreo en las escuelas.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 34(5): 367-74, 2013 Nov.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24553768
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We examined whether schools' participation in the Recess Enhancement Program (REP) in the spring of 2011 was associated with higher rates of children's vigorous physical activity.METHODS:
In REP, a coach guides children through age-appropriate games aimed at increasing their physical activity. During recess at 25 New York City public elementary schools (15 REP, 10 non-REP), researchers visually scanned predetermined areas (n = 1339 scans), recording the number of sedentary, walking, and very active children.RESULTS:
Multivariate statistical analysis found that participation in REP was a significant predictor (P = .027) of the rate of vigorous physical activity (percentage very active in scan area) whose least-squares means were 41% in REP schools and 27% in non-REP schools. A significantly higher rate in REP schools persisted when the coach was not in the scan area, suggesting a change in the recess culture of REP schools.CONCLUSIONS:
The rate of vigorous physical activity in REP schools was 14 percentage points, or 52%, higher than the rate in non-REP schools. This low-cost intervention might be a valuable addition to the tools for combating childhood obesity and worth replicating elsewhere.
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Assunto principal:
Organizações sem Fins Lucrativos
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Recreação
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Instituições Acadêmicas
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Programas Voluntários
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Promoção da Saúde
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Atividade Motora
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article