The environment can explain differences in adolescents' daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS, and focus groups
| Autor: | Catherine Nixon, Claire O'Malley, Ashley C Routen, Amelia A. Lake, Helen J Moore, W Douthwaite, Carolyn Summerbell, Claire L Pedley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Rural Population Activities of daily living Adolescent Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Health Status education Context (language use) Environment Motor Activity Adolescents Urban area Global Positioning System (GPS) Mapping Residence Characteristics Perception Environmental health Accelerometry Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Obesity Mixed Methods Child Exercise media_common Communication geography Data collection geography.geographical_feature_category Schools business.industry Data Collection Focus Groups medicine.disease Focus group Cross-Sectional Studies Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) England Geographic Information Systems Female business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of physical activity and health, 2014, Vol.11(8), pp.1517-1524 [Peer Reviewed Journal] |
| ISSN: | 1543-5474 |
| Popis: | Background:Evidence suggests that many contemporary urban environments do not support healthy lifestyle choices and are implicated in the obesity pandemic. Middlesbrough, in the northeast of England is one such environment and a prime target for investigation.Methods:To measure physical activity (PA) levels in a sample of 28 adolescents (aged 11 to 14 years) and describe the environmental context of their activity and explore where they are most and least active over a 7-day period, accelerometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology were used. Twenty-five of these participants also took part in focus groups about their experiences and perceptions of PA engagement.Results:Findings indicated that all participants were relatively inactive throughout the observed period although bouts of moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were identified in 4 contexts: school, home, street, and rural/urban green spaces, with MVPA levels highest in the school setting. Providing access to local facilities and services (such as leisure centers) is not in itself sufficient to engage adolescents in MVPA.Conclusion:Factors influencing engagement in MVPA were identified within and across contexts, including ‘time’ as both a facilitator and barrier, perceptions of ‘gendered’ PA, and the social influences of peer groups and family members. |
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