| Autor: |
Christiana RW; Department of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, 111 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, USA., Battista RA; Department of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, 111 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, USA., James JJ; Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education, Appalachian State University, 111 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, USA., Bergman SM; Department of Psychology, Appalachian State University, 222 Joyce Lawrence Lane, Boone, NC 28608, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Preventive medicine reports [Prev Med Rep] 2016 Dec 08; Vol. 5, pp. 100-105. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 08 (Print Publication: 2017). |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.12.005 |
| Abstrakt: |
Research indicates that promoting time spent in the outdoors and outdoor physical activity increases children's daily physical activity and improves health. One method showing promise is doctor prescriptions for outdoor physical activity for children; however, no empirical evidence currently exists on prescriptions for children's outdoor physical activity. A pilot study was conducted at one pediatric practice in western North Carolina during 2015 to test the feasibility and potential effectiveness of conducting an outdoor physical activity prescription program for children aged 5-13 years. Three pediatricians wrote prescriptions for children ( n = 38), discussed benefits of outdoor physical activity, and provided information packets to parents on nearby places for physical activity. Parents of patients of five pediatricians served as control ( n = 32). Prior to seeing a pediatrician, parents completed a baseline survey that asked height and weight, assessed their views of children's physical activity, and their personal and child's physical activity/sedentary behaviors. A nurse measured children's height and weight. Parents were emailed one-month and three-month follow-up surveys that asked the questions listed above. Changes in children's physical activity, outdoor physical activity, time spent in the outdoors, and sedentary activities were not significant between intervention and control groups. About half of parents (49%) viewed prescriptions as beneficial for their children and most used the intervention materials at home (70%). A larger study is needed to assess whether prescriptions increase children's physical activity. A critical examination of the intervention, pilot study design, and suggestions for a larger future study are provided. |
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MEDLINE |
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