Comparative Effectiveness of After-School Programs to Increase Physical Activity
| Autor: | Sabina B. Gesell, Evan C. Sommer, E. Warren Lambert, Ana Regina Vides de Andrade, Lauren Whitaker, Lauren Davis, Bettina M. Beech, Stephanie J. Mitchell, Nkiruka Arinze, Stevon Neloms, Colleen K. Ryan, Shari L. Barkin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Obesity, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2090-0708 2090-0716 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/576821 |
| Popis: | Background. We conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to evaluate the difference in the amount of physical activity children engaged in when enrolled in a physical activity-enhanced after-school program based in a community recreation center versus a standard school-based after-school program. Methods. The study was a natural experiment with 54 elementary school children attending the community ASP and 37 attending the school-based ASP. Accelerometry was used to measure physical activity. Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks, with 91% retention. Results. At baseline, 43% of the multiethnic sample was overweight/obese, and the mean age was 7.9 years (SD = 1.7). Linear latent growth models suggested that the average difference between the two groups of children at Week 12 was 14.7 percentage points in moderate-vigorous physical activity (P |
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